Excerpted from a Dec 19 conversation, biologist David Haskell, author of The Forest Unseen, reflects on Rachel Carson and the gift of wonder.

The entire episode, hosted by Tom Levenson - filmmaker, author and Prof of Science Writing at MIT - is archived at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/virtually-speaking-science/2012/12/19/tom-levenson-david-haskell

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Carson

http://theforestunseen.com/