The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative
“Highly informative and remarkably entertaining.”—Elle From forest trails in Korea, to islands in Finland, to eucalyptus groves in California, Florence Williams investigates the science behind nature’s positive effects on the brain. Delving into brand-new research, she uncovers the powers of the natural world to improve health, promote reflection and innovation, and strengthen our relationships. As our modern lives shift dramatically indoors, these ideas—and the answers they yield—are more urgent than ever.
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The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative
“Highly informative and remarkably entertaining.”—Elle From forest trails in Korea, to islands in Finland, to eucalyptus groves in California, Florence Williams investigates the science behind nature’s positive effects on the brain. Delving into brand-new research, she uncovers the powers of the natural world to improve health, promote reflection and innovation, and strengthen our relationships. As our modern lives shift dramatically indoors, these ideas—and the answers they yield—are more urgent than ever.
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The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative
“Highly informative and remarkably entertaining.”—Elle From forest trails in Korea, to islands in Finland, to eucalyptus groves in California, Florence Williams investigates the science behind nature’s positive effects on the brain. Delving into brand-new research, she uncovers the powers of the natural world to improve health, promote reflection and innovation, and strengthen our relationships. As our modern lives shift dramatically indoors, these ideas—and the answers they yield—are more urgent than ever.
Florence Williams is a journalist and contributing editor to Outside magazine. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the New York Times Magazine, and National Geographic among others. Her first book, Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History, was a New York Times Notable Book of 2012 and the winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Science and Technology. Williams lives in Washington, DC.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Cordial Air 1
Part 1 Looking for Nature Neurons
1 The Biophilia Effect 17
2 How Many Neuroscientists Does It Take to Find a Stinking Milkvetch? 33
Part 2 Nearby Nature: The First Five Minutes
3 The Smell of Survival 59
4 Birdbrain 85
5 Box of Rain 105
Part 3 Five Hours a Month
6 You May Squat Down and Feel a Plant 131
7 Garden of Hedon 149
8 Rambling On 169
Part 4 Backcountry Brain
9 Get Over Yourself: Wilderness, Creativity and the Power of Awe 187
From the author of The Old Ways and Underland, an "eloquent (and compulsively readable) reminder that, though we're laying waste the world, nature still holds sway over much of the earth's surface."
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