Light to Life, Raffael Jovine
Light to Life, Raffael Jovine
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Light to Life
The miracle of photosynthesis and how it can save the planet

Author: Raffael Jovine

Narrator: Simon Slater

Unabridged: 5 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Short Books

Published: 04/22/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

In Light to Life, biologist Raffael Jovine takes us on a journey of discovery into the intricate, beautiful and often surprising processes that convert energy from the sun into life and how all-important these are to our survival.

Despite the unprecedented challenges the Earth faces from global warming, habitat loss, air pollution and population growth; Jovine shows us that there is hope to be found. Photosynthesis is the very source of life: it has the power not just to produce food, but to reshape continents, drive biogeochemical cycles, stabilise the climate and regulate weather.

In this exciting, revelatory book, Jovine unveils a blueprint for the future: greening the desert, bringing the ocean on land, planting mangrove forests and oyster banks, growing algae for animal feed, human food and soil carbon... He demonstrates how by harnessing photosynthesis we can regenerate the planet and revise the way we human beings interact with it.

This book will help you to see the world in a different way, in all its wonderful detail - through the photosynthetic pigments in your eyes.

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About Raffael Jovine

Raffael Jovine trained in molecular biophysics and biochemistry at Yale, did his PhD in marine sciences at UC Santa Barbara, then completed research at MIT. In 2013, he founded and is now chief scientist for a company that uses seawater, sunlight, and wind to grow food in coastal deserts, replicating algal blooms. He is married with five children and lives in London.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Georgia on July 16, 2021

I never expected a book on photosynthesis to make me laugh or cheer me up. Raffael Jovine is a natural storyteller (and perhaps a more glamorous incarnation of Professor Branestawm). With roasting temperatures in the Arctic Circle and flash floods killing nearly a hundred people this week in Germany......more

Goodreads review by Tristan on February 02, 2022

The problem with this book can be summed up in one word, Rubisco. Rubisco is the enzyme which facilitates photosynthesis , and literally billions of dollars have been spent to improve its function in plants. A quick check of the index shows the author mentions Rubisco a total of zero times. While I......more

Goodreads review by Bart on September 30, 2022

A little to much a pamflet.......more

Goodreads review by Tanzim on June 29, 2023

A goodread to understand the role photosynthesis plays at a macroscopic level, in terms of influencing its environment and shaping the course of development. It lays out a wide ecosystem of photosynthesisers and a who's who. For me I was also seeking another primer and explanation of the process of p......more

Quotes

'This book is about the magic of photosynthesis and how plants and algae turn sunlight into energy to make life on this planet possible. Read it and you will learn how photosynthesis was discovered, how it works, and how we can produce more food to feed the world.' What is Life?

'Photosynthesis is not only remarkable, it is the foundation of who we are and the lives we can lead. This outstanding book shows that it is also fascinating, inspirational, and the key to building a sustainable future.'

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