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Written in Stone

Evolution, the Fossil Record, and Our Place in Nature

by Brian Switek ...

Written In Stone is the first book to tell the story of the fossils that mapped out evolutionary history. 150 years after Darwin's Origin was published, scientists are beginning to understand how whales walked into the sea, how horses stood up on their tip-toes, how feathered dinosaurs took to the air, and how our ancestors came down from the trees. ... Read more

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Written In Stone is the first book to tell the story of the fossils that mapped out evolutionary history. 150 years after Darwin's Origin was published, scientists are beginning to understand how whales walked into the sea, how horses stood up on their tip-toes, how feathered dinosaurs took to the air, and how our ancestors came down from the trees.
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Towards a New Culture: From Refusal to Re-Creation. Outline of an Ecological and Humane Alternative

by Dieter Duhm ...

How will life go on after the collapse of the globalised political and economic systems? How will it survive the large-scale disruption of our planet's ecological and climatic systems? And what will become of the immense systems of belief, love and thinking as they start to shake within?The answer to these questions has to persist in the face of so many failed attempts in the past. The world ... Read more

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How will life go on after the collapse of the globalised political and economic systems? How will it survive the large-scale disruption of our planet's ecological and climatic systems? And what will become of the immense systems of belief, love and thinking as they start to shake within?The answer to these questions has to persist in the face of so many failed attempts in the past. The world
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Canceled Science: What Some Atheists Don’t Want You to See

by Eric Hedin ...

Eric Hedin was enjoying a productive career as a physics professor at Ball State University when the letter from a militant atheist arrived and all hell broke loose. The conflict spilled first onto the pages of the local newspaper, and then into the national news. The atheist attack included threats from the Freedom from Religion Foundation, which targeted Hedin after learning his Boundaries of ... Read more

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Eric Hedin was enjoying a productive career as a physics professor at Ball State University when the letter from a militant atheist arrived and all hell broke loose. The conflict spilled first onto the pages of the local newspaper, and then into the national news. The atheist attack included threats from the Freedom from Religion Foundation, which targeted Hedin after learning his Boundaries of
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盲眼鐘錶匠：解讀生命史的奧祕

The Blind WatchmakerWhy the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design

by 理查．道金斯, Richard Dawkins ...

Translated by 王道還 ...

Series series 科學自然
常年盤踞亞馬遜生物演化排行榜英國皇家文學學會非小說類最佳書獎美國洛杉磯時報文學獎「要是天擇可以扮演自然界的鐘錶匠這個角色，它一定是個盲目的鐘錶匠。」--道金斯本書書名的「鐘錶」是生物的隱喻，強調生物的構造與功能機制既複雜又巧妙。「鐘錶匠」本來是「創世主」的隱喻，不過道金斯將它轉喻「演化機制」，加上「盲眼」這個形容詞，既凸顯了演化具有基因的隨機變異，也指出演化並沒有先驗的方向。各種生物的構造與功能之所以成為現今的樣貌，絕非偶然也非一蹴可幾，那些看似隨機的演化過程，卻足以構成生物體種種複雜巧妙的機制，盲眼鐘錶匠究竟需要多大的能耐，才能打造出各種精美的鐘錶？讓我們跟著演化生物學大師道金斯，... ... Read more

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常年盤踞亞馬遜生物演化排行榜英國皇家文學學會非小說類最佳書獎美國洛杉磯時報文學獎「要是天擇可以扮演自然界的鐘錶匠這個角色，它一定是個盲目的鐘錶匠。」--道金斯本書書名的「鐘錶」是生物的隱喻，強調生物的構造與功能機制既複雜又巧妙。「鐘錶匠」本來是「創世主」的隱喻，不過道金斯將它轉喻「演化機制」，加上「盲眼」這個形容詞，既凸顯了演化具有基因的隨機變異，也指出演化並沒有先驗的方向。各種生物的構造與功能之所以成為現今的樣貌，絕非偶然也非一蹴可幾，那些看似隨機的演化過程，卻足以構成生物體種種複雜巧妙的機制，盲眼鐘錶匠究竟需要多大的能耐，才能打造出各種精美的鐘錶？讓我們跟著演化生物學大師道金斯，...
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Life

The Leading Edge of Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Anthropology, and Environmental Science

by John Brockman ...

Series Book 8 - Best of Edge Series
The newest addition to John Brockman’s Edge.org series explores life itself, bringing together the world’s leading biologists, geneticists, and evolutionary theorists—including Richard Dawkins, Edward O. Wilson, J. Craig Venter, and Freeman Dyson.Scientists’ understanding of life is progressing more rapidly than at any point in human history, from the extraordinary decoding of DNA to the ... Read more

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The newest addition to John Brockman’s Edge.org series explores life itself, bringing together the world’s leading biologists, geneticists, and evolutionary theorists—including Richard Dawkins, Edward O. Wilson, J. Craig Venter, and Freeman Dyson.Scientists’ understanding of life is progressing more rapidly than at any point in human history, from the extraordinary decoding of DNA to the
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Science After Babel

by David Berlinski ...

Polymath and raconteur David Berlinski is at it again, challenging the shibboleths of contemporary science with his inimitable blend of deep learning, close reasoning, and rapier wit. In Science After Babel he reflects on everything from Newton, Einstein, and Gödel to catastrophe theory, information theory, and the morass that is modern Darwinism. The scientific enterprise is unarguably ... Read more

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Polymath and raconteur David Berlinski is at it again, challenging the shibboleths of contemporary science with his inimitable blend of deep learning, close reasoning, and rapier wit. In Science After Babel he reflects on everything from Newton, Einstein, and Gödel to catastrophe theory, information theory, and the morass that is modern Darwinism. The scientific enterprise is unarguably
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Biology Through the Eyes of Faith

Christian College Coalition Series

by Richard Wright ...

Newly RevisedThe Council of Christian Colleges and Universities SeriesStressing the biblical message of stewardship, biologist Richard T. Wright celebrates the study of God's creation and examines the interaction of the life sciences with society in medicine, genetics, and the environment. The author brings a biblical perspective to theories on origins, contrasting creationism, intelligent design, ... Read more

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Newly RevisedThe Council of Christian Colleges and Universities SeriesStressing the biblical message of stewardship, biologist Richard T. Wright celebrates the study of God's creation and examines the interaction of the life sciences with society in medicine, genetics, and the environment. The author brings a biblical perspective to theories on origins, contrasting creationism, intelligent design,
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Cosmic Scientists - Are We Part of the Experiment?

by The Abbotts ...

Want to know, where we have come from, who made us & where are we going?This book explains it all including, our cosmic origins, the purpose of life on Earth, why we love, hate, work, our spirituality & psychic abilities, the future & much more.Discover who the Cosmic Scientists are & their plans for Humanity!A must read for anyone who has ever asked - 'Why am I here?' The Abbotts Books. Buy Now ... Read more

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Want to know, where we have come from, who made us & where are we going?This book explains it all including, our cosmic origins, the purpose of life on Earth, why we love, hate, work, our spirituality & psychic abilities, the future & much more.Discover who the Cosmic Scientists are & their plans for Humanity!A must read for anyone who has ever asked - 'Why am I here?' The Abbotts Books. Buy Now
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Harnessed

How Language and Music Mimicked Nature and Transformed Ape to Man

by Mark Changizi ...

The scientific consensus is that our ability to understand human speech has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years. After all, there are whole portions of the brain devoted to human speech. We learn to understand speech before we can even walk, and can seamlessly absorb enormous amounts of information simply by hearing it. Surely we evolved this capability over thousands of generations.Or did ... Read more

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The scientific consensus is that our ability to understand human speech has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years. After all, there are whole portions of the brain devoted to human speech. We learn to understand speech before we can even walk, and can seamlessly absorb enormous amounts of information simply by hearing it. Surely we evolved this capability over thousands of generations.Or did
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Quantum Evolution

Life in the Multiverse

by Johnjoe McFadden ...

Quantum Evolution presents a revolutionary new scientific theory by asking: is there a force of will behind evolution? In his astonishing first book, Johnjoe McFadden shows that there is.‘McFadden’s bold hypothesis that quantum physics plays a key role in the origin and evolution of life looks increasingly plausible. The weird behaviour of matter and information at the quantum level could be just ... Read more

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Quantum Evolution presents a revolutionary new scientific theory by asking: is there a force of will behind evolution? In his astonishing first book, Johnjoe McFadden shows that there is.‘McFadden’s bold hypothesis that quantum physics plays a key role in the origin and evolution of life looks increasingly plausible. The weird behaviour of matter and information at the quantum level could be just
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The Real Planet of the Apes

A New Story of Human Origins

by David R. Begun ...

The astonishing new story of human originsWas Darwin wrong when he traced our origins to Africa? The Real Planet of the Apes makes the explosive claim that it was in Europe, not Africa, where apes evolved the most important hallmarks of our human lineage—such as dexterous hands and larger brains. In this compelling and accessible book, David Begun, one of the world's leading paleoanthropologists, ... Read more

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The astonishing new story of human originsWas Darwin wrong when he traced our origins to Africa? The Real Planet of the Apes makes the explosive claim that it was in Europe, not Africa, where apes evolved the most important hallmarks of our human lineage—such as dexterous hands and larger brains. In this compelling and accessible book, David Begun, one of the world's leading paleoanthropologists,
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My European Family

The First 54,000 Years

by Karin Bojs ...

Translated by Fiona Graham ...

The story of Europe and its people, told through its genetic legacy.'An extraordinary book ... part travel narrative, part family history, part scientific study.' - Financial TimesKarin Bojs grew up in a small, broken family. At her mother's funeral she felt this more keenly than ever. As a science journalist she was eager to learn more about herself, her family and the interconnectedness of ... Read more

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The story of Europe and its people, told through its genetic legacy.'An extraordinary book ... part travel narrative, part family history, part scientific study.' - Financial TimesKarin Bojs grew up in a small, broken family. At her mother's funeral she felt this more keenly than ever. As a science journalist she was eager to learn more about herself, her family and the interconnectedness of
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The History of Life

A Very Short Introduction

by Michael J. Benton ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
There are few stories more remarkable than the evolution of life on earth. This Very Short Introduction presents a succinct guide to the key episodes in that story - from the very origins of life four million years ago to the extraordinary diversity of species around the globe today. Beginning with an explanation of the controversies surrounding the birth of life itself, each following chapter ... Read more

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There are few stories more remarkable than the evolution of life on earth. This Very Short Introduction presents a succinct guide to the key episodes in that story - from the very origins of life four million years ago to the extraordinary diversity of species around the globe today. Beginning with an explanation of the controversies surrounding the birth of life itself, each following chapter
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The Fox, the Shrew, and You

How Brains Evolved

by Rogier B. Mars ...

A leading neuroscientist describes the long evolutionary process that led to the human brainOur human brain is both unique and similar to that of other species. The only way we can trace its evolution is by comparing it to the brains of animals alive today. In this book, leading neuroscientist Rogier Mars offers an engaging account of the evolution of the brain by exploring the brains and ... Read more

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A leading neuroscientist describes the long evolutionary process that led to the human brainOur human brain is both unique and similar to that of other species. The only way we can trace its evolution is by comparing it to the brains of animals alive today. In this book, leading neuroscientist Rogier Mars offers an engaging account of the evolution of the brain by exploring the brains and
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Otras mentes. El pulpo, el mar y los orígenes profundos de la consciencia

by Peter Godfrey-Smith ...

Translated by Joandomènec Ros i Aragonès ...

El libro del año para mentes curiosas, lo más parecido a un encuentro alienígena.«Una fabulosa mezcla de encuentros a lo Cousteau con cefalópodos, apasionantes discusiones científicas y reflexión filosófica. Maravillosamente escrito, estimulante y audaz.»Olivia Judson, The AtlanticEn una rama muy distante de la nuestra en el árbol de las especies surgió otra mente elevada: la de los cefalóp... ... Read more

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El libro del año para mentes curiosas, lo más parecido a un encuentro alienígena.«Una fabulosa mezcla de encuentros a lo Cousteau con cefalópodos, apasionantes discusiones científicas y reflexión filosófica. Maravillosamente escrito, estimulante y audaz.»Olivia Judson, The AtlanticEn una rama muy distante de la nuestra en el árbol de las especies surgió otra mente elevada: la de los cefalóp...
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Dinosaurs of the Flaming Cliff

by Michael Novacek ...

Over the past six years Michael Novacek, the Provost of Science at the American Museum of Natural History, has led a team of international scientists to the Gobi Desert on the greatest dinosaur expedition of the late 20th century.Closed to the West since the 1920's, the remote sands of Mongolia's Gobi Desert constitute the richest fossil site in the world. In Dinosaurs of the Flaming Cliffs, ... Read more

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Over the past six years Michael Novacek, the Provost of Science at the American Museum of Natural History, has led a team of international scientists to the Gobi Desert on the greatest dinosaur expedition of the late 20th century.Closed to the West since the 1920's, the remote sands of Mongolia's Gobi Desert constitute the richest fossil site in the world. In Dinosaurs of the Flaming Cliffs,
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Ultimate Engineering

by Stuart Burgess ...

Who first invented fiber optic cables? Or camera shutters? Or truss structures? Or double wishbone suspensions? Or block-style Roman arches? What about laser beams? As award-winning British engineer and designer Stuart Burgess reveals, the original inventor of these and countless other ingenious devices was no human inventor. Instead, the "first to market" was the designing force behind the living ... Read more

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Who first invented fiber optic cables? Or camera shutters? Or truss structures? Or double wishbone suspensions? Or block-style Roman arches? What about laser beams? As award-winning British engineer and designer Stuart Burgess reveals, the original inventor of these and countless other ingenious devices was no human inventor. Instead, the "first to market" was the designing force behind the living
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On the Origin of Species

By Means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition

by Charles Darwin ...

Darwin consolidated a lifetime of work in On the Origin of Species, compiling his discoveries from the voyage of the Beagle, his experiments, research and correspondence. He argues for the transmutation of species over time by the process of natural selection. His work laid the foundation of evolutionary biology, though when it was published it caused tremendous religious and philosophical debates ... Read more

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Darwin consolidated a lifetime of work in On the Origin of Species, compiling his discoveries from the voyage of the Beagle, his experiments, research and correspondence. He argues for the transmutation of species over time by the process of natural selection. His work laid the foundation of evolutionary biology, though when it was published it caused tremendous religious and philosophical debates
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Extinctions

How Life Survives, Adapts and Evolves

by Michael J. Benton ...

A journey through the great mass extinction events that have shaped our Earth.This timely and original book lays out the latest scientific understanding of mass extinction on our planet. Cutting-edge techniques across biology, chemistry, physics, and geology have transformed our understanding of the deep past, including the discovery of a previously unknown mass extinction. This compelling ... Read more

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A journey through the great mass extinction events that have shaped our Earth.This timely and original book lays out the latest scientific understanding of mass extinction on our planet. Cutting-edge techniques across biology, chemistry, physics, and geology have transformed our understanding of the deep past, including the discovery of a previously unknown mass extinction. This compelling
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Sex, Time, and Power

How Women's Sexuality Shaped Human Evolution

by Leonard Shlain ...

As in the bestselling The Alphabet Versus the Goddess, Leonard Shlain’s provocative new book promises to change the way readers view themselves and where they came from.Sex, Time, and Power offers a tantalizing answer to an age-old question: Why did big-brained Homo sapiens suddenly emerge some 150,000 years ago? The key, according to Shlain, is female sexuality. Drawing on an awesome breadth of ... Read more

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As in the bestselling The Alphabet Versus the Goddess, Leonard Shlain’s provocative new book promises to change the way readers view themselves and where they came from.Sex, Time, and Power offers a tantalizing answer to an age-old question: Why did big-brained Homo sapiens suddenly emerge some 150,000 years ago? The key, according to Shlain, is female sexuality. Drawing on an awesome breadth of
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Tell Me About the Creation

by Harun Yahya ...

The idea that life is the product of an uncontrolled, purposeless process of coincidence is a 19th century myth. Looking at the matter from the primitive level of the science of the period, evolutionists assumed that life was very "simple".There are more than a million species living on the earth. How did these creatures with entirely distinct features and perfect designs come into being? Anyone ... Read more

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The idea that life is the product of an uncontrolled, purposeless process of coincidence is a 19th century myth. Looking at the matter from the primitive level of the science of the period, evolutionists assumed that life was very "simple".There are more than a million species living on the earth. How did these creatures with entirely distinct features and perfect designs come into being? Anyone
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Mutual Aid

by P. Kropotkin ...

Two aspects of animal life impressed me most during the journeys which I made in my youth in Eastern Siberia and Northern Manchuria. One of them was the extreme severity of the struggle for existence which most species of animals have to carry on against an inclement Nature; the enormous destruction of life which periodically results from natural agencies; and the consequent paucity of life over ... Read more

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Two aspects of animal life impressed me most during the journeys which I made in my youth in Eastern Siberia and Northern Manchuria. One of them was the extreme severity of the struggle for existence which most species of animals have to carry on against an inclement Nature; the enormous destruction of life which periodically results from natural agencies; and the consequent paucity of life over
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Time's Second Arrow

Evolution, Order, and a New Law of Nature

by Robert M. Hazen, Michael L. Wong ...

A distinguished geoscientist and rising-star astrobiologist offer a stunning new theory upending 150 years of established science—and an inspiring new vision of our universe.Of the codified laws of nature, famously, only one inscribes a direction to time: the dreaded second law of thermodynamics, which declares that the disorder of a closed system tends to increase as time passes. New shoes ... Read more

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A distinguished geoscientist and rising-star astrobiologist offer a stunning new theory upending 150 years of established science—and an inspiring new vision of our universe.Of the codified laws of nature, famously, only one inscribes a direction to time: the dreaded second law of thermodynamics, which declares that the disorder of a closed system tends to increase as time passes. New shoes
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The Different Forms Of Flowers On Plants Of The Same Species (Mobi Classics)

by Charles Darwin ...

This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display. ... Read more

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This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display.
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