John Tyler Bonner, one of our most distinguished and creative biologists, here offers a completely
new perspective on the role of size in biology. In his hallmark friendly style, he explores the universal impact of being the right size. By examining stories ranging from Alice in Wonderland to Gulliver's Travels, he shows that humans have always been fascinated by things big and small. Why then does size always reside on the fringes of science and never on the center stage? Why do biologists and others ponder size only when studying something else-running speed, life span, or metabolism?Why
Size Matters, a pioneering book of big ideas in a compact size, gives size its due by presenting a…
It must be true that size is important; I can count on regularly getting
e-mails that tell me I ought to be dissatisfied with my current size and that offer me just the potion to improve it. That's… John Tyler Bonner is an Emeritus Professor of Biology at Princeton University. This present general consideration of the importance of 'size' in overall evolutionary development comes after years of…
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