Join in a lively discussion focusing on Kristin Ohlson’s Sweet in Tooth and Claw, a fascinating book that examines the idea that nature is shaped and bound by mutually beneficial relationships.

From the publisher’s website:

“A follow-up to Kristin Ohlson’s previous book, The Soil Will Save Us (2014), Sweet in Tooth and Claw extends the concept of cooperation in nature to the life-affirming connections among microbes, plants, fungi, insects, birds, and animals—including humans—in ecosystems around the globe.

For centuries, people have debated whether nature is mostly competitive—as Darwin theorized and the poet Tennyson described as “red in tooth and claw”—or innately cooperative, as many ancient and Indigenous peoples believed. In the last 100 or so years, a growing group of scientists have studied the mutually beneficial interactions that are believed to benefit every species on earth. This book is full of stories of generosity—not competition—in nature…It is a rich and fascinating book full of amazing stories, sure to change your perspective on the natural world.”

Date: Sunday, January 25
Time: 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Location: virtual event
Cost: free to FOCC members; $5 donation appreciated for non-members
Ages: all ages welcome; under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or responsible adult
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