Kraken: Sayansi Yachidwi, Yosangalatsa, ndi Yosokoneza Pang'ono ya Squid

Olemba: Wendy Williams
Tsiku Lofalitsidwa: Lachiwiri, March 1, 2011

Kraken ndi dzina lakale la zilombo zazikulu za m'nyanja, ndipo bukuli likuwonetsa m'modzi mwa anthu achikoka, odabwitsa, komanso ochita chidwi kwambiri m'nyanjayi: nyamayi. Masambawa amatengera owerenga nkhani zakuthengo kupyola m'dziko la sayansi ya nyamakazi ndi ulendo, m'njira akulankhula zododometsa za nzeru, ndi zilombo zomwe zili mkati mwakuya. Kuphatikiza pa nyamayi, zazikulu ndi zina, Kraken amawunikanso ma cephalopods enanso osangalatsa, kuphatikiza nyamayi ndi cuttlefish, ndikuwunika luso lawo lazinthu zina, monga kubisala ndi bioluminescence. Kufikika komanso kusangalatsa, Kraken ndiyenso voliyumu yayikulu pamutuwu pazaka zopitilira khumi ndipo ndizofunikira kwa mafani a sayansi yotchuka.

Kutamandidwa kwa KRAKEN: Sayansi Yachidwi, Yosangalatsa, komanso Yosokoneza Pang'ono ya Squid 

"Williams amalemba ndi dzanja lanzeru, lonyowa poyang'ana zilombo zozungulira, zodabwitsa komanso dziko lawo. Amatikumbutsa kuti dziko lodziwika likhoza kukhala lalikulu kwambiri kuposa masiku a anthu opanga nyama, koma pali malo odabwitsa komanso odabwitsa. "
- Los Angeles Times.com

“Nkhani ya Williams yonena za nyamakazi, octopus, ndi nyama zina zotchedwa cephalopods n’njochuluka ndi nthano zakale komanso sayansi yamakono.” 
-Zindikirani 

“[Imasonyeza kuti nyamakazi] amafanana mochititsa mantha ndi mitundu ya anthu, mpaka m’maso ndi m’selo lofunika kwambiri la ubongo, neuron.” 
- New York Post 

“kusakanikirana koyenera kwa mbiri yakale ndi sayansi” 
-Ndemanga za ForeWord

"Kraken ndi mbiri yochititsa chidwi komanso yokulirapo ya cholengedwa chomwe chimatipangitsa kukhala ndi chidwi komanso chidwi chathu. Ndi kuphatikiza kwabwino kwa nthano ndi sayansi. ” 
-Vincent Pieribone, wolemba buku la Aglow in the Dark

KRAKEN amachotsa chisangalalo chenicheni, kusangalatsa mwaluntha, komanso kudabwitsa kwambiri kuchokera kumalo osayembekezereka kwambiri—sikwidi. Ndizovuta kuwerenga nkhani yowala ya Wendy Williams komanso kusamva chisangalalo cha kutulukira kugwirizana kozama komwe timagawana ndi nyamakazi ndi zamoyo zina zonse padziko lapansi. Ndi nzeru, chidwi, ndi luso monga wofotokozera nkhani, Williams watipatsa zenera lokongola la dziko lathu lapansi ndi ife eni. -Neil Shubin, mlembi wa "Nsomba Yanu Yamkati" 

KRAKEN ya Wendy William imaluka ma vignette a nkhani za kukumana ndi nyamayi ndi nyamakazi, ndi nkhani za asayansi amasiku ano omwe amakopeka ndi nyamazi. Buku lake lolimbikitsa lili ndi mphamvu yosintha momwe dziko lanu limawonera zolengedwa zam'nyanja izi, ndikuwuza nkhani yochititsa chidwi, yomveka bwino ya momwe nyamazi zasinthira mbiri yachipatala ya anthu. -Mark J. Spalding, Purezidenti, The Ocean Foundation

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