Reading the Book of Nature

Harvard FAS

Nature is made up of a dizzying variety of organisms, environments, and their interactions, but amidst this chaos, patterns exist that provide the viewer knowledge of their surroundings…if they know how to see the patterns staring them in the face. In this seminar, students will learn ways to see patterns in rocks, water, plants, air, stars and animals, and begin to discern what those patterns can tell us about how nature works. Moss on a tree trunk can tell you which direction to walk. The…