Nature was Chen Ruis“childhood home”.The 37⁃year⁃old researcher at the Chinese Acad⁃emy of SciencesInstitute of Zoology was not able to talk until he was four years old because of the way his brain processes sensory...Nature was Chen Ruis“childhood home”.The 37⁃year⁃old researcher at the Chinese Acad⁃emy of SciencesInstitute of Zoology was not able to talk until he was four years old because of the way his brain processes sensory information.This made him“strange”in some peoples minds.So,he didnt have friends who were around his age,which led him to turn his atten⁃tion to nonhuman things around him.He became fascinated by the world of insects.“The happiest time of my childhood was in the farm fields,”says Chen.“I bent down there,observing the activities of insects,including ants building their homes,grasshoppers nibbling grass and dragonflies flying low.I had so many questions about their activities and was full of curiosity about this world.”展开更多
文摘Nature was Chen Ruis“childhood home”.The 37⁃year⁃old researcher at the Chinese Acad⁃emy of SciencesInstitute of Zoology was not able to talk until he was four years old because of the way his brain processes sensory information.This made him“strange”in some peoples minds.So,he didnt have friends who were around his age,which led him to turn his atten⁃tion to nonhuman things around him.He became fascinated by the world of insects.“The happiest time of my childhood was in the farm fields,”says Chen.“I bent down there,observing the activities of insects,including ants building their homes,grasshoppers nibbling grass and dragonflies flying low.I had so many questions about their activities and was full of curiosity about this world.”
