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Bullfighting and Evolution

by Jack Nelson ...

Bullfighting is more than a bloody spectacle. It must be seen in a context going back to pre-history, and extending into our distant future. Biology, ecology, economics, evolution,and more. Our own nature is tied to the picture. ... Read more

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Bullfighting is more than a bloody spectacle. It must be seen in a context going back to pre-history, and extending into our distant future. Biology, ecology, economics, evolution,and more. Our own nature is tied to the picture.
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The Piltdown Forgery

Fiftieth Anniversary edition, with a new Introduction and Afterword by Chris Stringer

by J. S. Weiner ...

On 21 November 1953, one of the most fascinating puzzles in science was finally solved. Three scientists--Joseph Weiner, Kenneth Oakley, and Wilfrid Le Gros Clark--described their investigations into the important fossilized human remains found at Piltdown in Sussex in the early 1900s. Their conclusion was stunning: the remains, and the accompanying materials that supposedly verified them as ... Read more

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On 21 November 1953, one of the most fascinating puzzles in science was finally solved. Three scientists--Joseph Weiner, Kenneth Oakley, and Wilfrid Le Gros Clark--described their investigations into the important fossilized human remains found at Piltdown in Sussex in the early 1900s. Their conclusion was stunning: the remains, and the accompanying materials that supposedly verified them as
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The Science of Love

by Robin Dunbar ...

A scientific exploration of some of humanity's most puzzling questions: What is love? Why do we fall in (and out) of love? And why would we have evolved to feel something so weird, with so many downsides?Whether you live for Valentine's Day or are the type to forget your wedding anniversary, love is, quite simply, part of being human. In The Science of Love, renowned evolutionary anthropologist ... Read more

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A scientific exploration of some of humanity's most puzzling questions: What is love? Why do we fall in (and out) of love? And why would we have evolved to feel something so weird, with so many downsides?Whether you live for Valentine's Day or are the type to forget your wedding anniversary, love is, quite simply, part of being human. In The Science of Love, renowned evolutionary anthropologist
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The Evolution of Human Sexuality

by Donald Symons ...

Author Donald Symonds examines the differences between men and women in sexual behavior and attitudes, concluding that these differences are innate and that it is impossible to achieve identical sexualities in males and females. A central theme of this book is that, with respect to sexuality, there is a female human nature and a male human nature, and these natures are extraordinarily different, ... Read more

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Author Donald Symonds examines the differences between men and women in sexual behavior and attitudes, concluding that these differences are innate and that it is impossible to achieve identical sexualities in males and females. A central theme of this book is that, with respect to sexuality, there is a female human nature and a male human nature, and these natures are extraordinarily different,
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Unsolved Problems in Ecology

Edited by David Tilman, Robert D. Holt, Andrew P. Dobson ...

Leading ecologists discuss some of the most compelling open questions in the field todayUnsolved Problems in Ecology brings together many of the world's leading ecologists to discuss the most fundamental research questions confronting the field today. This diverse and thought-provoking collection of essays spans virtually all of the key subfields of the discipline, from behavioral and evolutionary ... Read more

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Leading ecologists discuss some of the most compelling open questions in the field todayUnsolved Problems in Ecology brings together many of the world's leading ecologists to discuss the most fundamental research questions confronting the field today. This diverse and thought-provoking collection of essays spans virtually all of the key subfields of the discipline, from behavioral and evolutionary
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生殖系統改良的複製熊人「大逃亡」與演化藍圖—沙漠生物種特色的肉種子製造與排泄器官

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by 庫爾特‧施耐德 ...

Series Book 1 - 1
在未來時代，人類的生物科技實驗室培養出了一批生殖系統改良的複製「熊人」，此為複製熊與人類生出的後代雜交種。某一天科學家們開會決議在指定日子將這一批生殖系統改良的複製「熊人」撲殺，日期到了的這一天，這些複製熊人集體「大逃亡」，他們逃往沙漠地區。本文提出沙漠地區的複製「熊人」之演化藍圖，其演化出沙漠適應生物種的沙漠特色複製熊人。演化特色為增加肉種子製造與排泄器官。由「肉種子巢」製造出「肉種子」，肉種子通過「肉種子輸管」進入「肉種子果肉成型器官」。肉種子在「肉種子果肉成型器官」成長出肉體器官發育。當肉體器官發育至短軸直徑約2cm的橢圓形球體時，此時稱呼為「肉實」。肉實會刺激「肉實排泄器官」蠕動以排泄出肉實。排泄出來的肉實是放在植物上飼養，此時稱為「肉胞」。成長好的肉胞為直徑約40公分的半球體。「肉胞」提供複製熊人於沙漠地區之自給自足肉類食品供應來源。複製熊人大約每天排泄一顆肉實 ... Read more

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在未來時代，人類的生物科技實驗室培養出了一批生殖系統改良的複製「熊人」，此為複製熊與人類生出的後代雜交種。某一天科學家們開會決議在指定日子將這一批生殖系統改良的複製「熊人」撲殺，日期到了的這一天，這些複製熊人集體「大逃亡」，他們逃往沙漠地區。本文提出沙漠地區的複製「熊人」之演化藍圖，其演化出沙漠適應生物種的沙漠特色複製熊人。演化特色為增加肉種子製造與排泄器官。由「肉種子巢」製造出「肉種子」，肉種子通過「肉種子輸管」進入「肉種子果肉成型器官」。肉種子在「肉種子果肉成型器官」成長出肉體器官發育。當肉體器官發育至短軸直徑約2cm的橢圓形球體時，此時稱呼為「肉實」。肉實會刺激「肉實排泄器官」蠕動以排泄出肉實。排泄出來的肉實是放在植物上飼養，此時稱為「肉胞」。成長好的肉胞為直徑約40公分的半球體。「肉胞」提供複製熊人於沙漠地區之自給自足肉類食品供應來源。複製熊人大約每天排泄一顆肉實
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A Case for Theistic Evolution

A Zondervan Digital Short

by Howard J. Van Till ...

Derived from Three Views on Creation and Evolution, this digital short argues that Christians need not oppose evolution and that God in fact created the world through evolutionary processes. More specifically, Van Till proposes a position called fully gifted creation, which he defines as the understanding that God created the natural world with a built-in capacity to develop and evolve. With ... Read more

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Derived from Three Views on Creation and Evolution, this digital short argues that Christians need not oppose evolution and that God in fact created the world through evolutionary processes. More specifically, Van Till proposes a position called fully gifted creation, which he defines as the understanding that God created the natural world with a built-in capacity to develop and evolve. With
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A Biblical Case for an Old Earth

by David Snoke ...

The present creation-evolution debate is often cast as a choice between two positions: naturalistic evolution over millions of years or miraculous creation six thousand years ago. When simplified, this choice is often presented as one between science and the Bible, a choice that leaves much ground between the two views yet to bediscussed.A Biblical Case for an Old Earth seeks to address the gap ... Read more

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The present creation-evolution debate is often cast as a choice between two positions: naturalistic evolution over millions of years or miraculous creation six thousand years ago. When simplified, this choice is often presented as one between science and the Bible, a choice that leaves much ground between the two views yet to bediscussed.A Biblical Case for an Old Earth seeks to address the gap
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On the Origin of Tepees

The Evolution of Ideas (and Ourselves)

by Jonnie Hughes ...

Why do some ideas spread, while others die off? Does human culture have its very own “survival of the fittest”? And if so, does that explain why our species is so different from the rest of life on Earth?Throughout history, we humans have prided ourselves on our capacity to have ideas, but perhaps this pride is misplaced. Perhaps ideas have us. After all, ideas do appear to have a life of their ... Read more

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Why do some ideas spread, while others die off? Does human culture have its very own “survival of the fittest”? And if so, does that explain why our species is so different from the rest of life on Earth?Throughout history, we humans have prided ourselves on our capacity to have ideas, but perhaps this pride is misplaced. Perhaps ideas have us. After all, ideas do appear to have a life of their
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Bird Species

How They Arise, Modify and Vanish

Edited by Dieter Thomas Tietze ...

Series series Fascinating Life Sciences
The average person can name more bird species than they think, but do we really know what a bird “species” is? This open access book takes up several fascinating aspects of bird life to elucidate this basic concept in biology. From genetic and physiological basics to the phenomena of bird song and bird migration, it analyzes various interactions of birds – with their environment and other birds. ... Read more

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The average person can name more bird species than they think, but do we really know what a bird “species” is? This open access book takes up several fascinating aspects of bird life to elucidate this basic concept in biology. From genetic and physiological basics to the phenomena of bird song and bird migration, it analyzes various interactions of birds – with their environment and other birds.
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40 Years of Evolution

Darwin's Finches on Daphne Major Island

by Peter R. Grant, B. Rosemary Grant ...

An important look at a groundbreaking forty-year study of Darwin's finchesRenowned evolutionary biologists Peter and Rosemary Grant have produced landmark studies of the Galápagos finches first made famous by Charles Darwin. In How and Why Species Multiply, they offered a complete evolutionary history of Darwin's finches since their origin almost three million years ago. Now, in their richly ... Read more

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An important look at a groundbreaking forty-year study of Darwin's finchesRenowned evolutionary biologists Peter and Rosemary Grant have produced landmark studies of the Galápagos finches first made famous by Charles Darwin. In How and Why Species Multiply, they offered a complete evolutionary history of Darwin's finches since their origin almost three million years ago. Now, in their richly
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Epic of Evolution

Seven Ages of the Cosmos

by Eric Chaisson ...

How did everything around us-the air, the land, the sea, and the stars-originate? What is the source of order, form, and structure characterizing all material things? These are just some of the grand scientific questions Eric J. Chaisson, author of the classic work Cosmic Dawn, explores in his enthralling and illuminating history of the universe. Explaining new discoveries and a range of cutting ... Read more

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How did everything around us-the air, the land, the sea, and the stars-originate? What is the source of order, form, and structure characterizing all material things? These are just some of the grand scientific questions Eric J. Chaisson, author of the classic work Cosmic Dawn, explores in his enthralling and illuminating history of the universe. Explaining new discoveries and a range of cutting
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Essays Upon Heredity and Kindred Biological Problems

Enriched edition. Authorised Translation

by August Weismann, Tara Reid ...

In "Essays Upon Heredity and Kindred Biological Problems," August Weismann embarks on a thorough exploration of the principles governing heredity, laying foundational concepts that later shaped genetics. Written in a clear yet profound literary style characteristic of the late 19th century, Weismann's essays dissect notions of inheritance by challenging established Lamarckian theories. The book's ... Read more

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In "Essays Upon Heredity and Kindred Biological Problems," August Weismann embarks on a thorough exploration of the principles governing heredity, laying foundational concepts that later shaped genetics. Written in a clear yet profound literary style characteristic of the late 19th century, Weismann's essays dissect notions of inheritance by challenging established Lamarckian theories. The book's
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The Artificial Ape

How Technology Changed the Course of Human Evolution

by Timothy Taylor ...

Series series MacSci
A breakthrough theory that tools and technology are the real drivers of human evolutionAlthough humans are one of the great apes, along with chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans, we are remarkably different from them. Unlike our cousins who subsist on raw food, spend their days and nights outdoors, and wear a thick coat of hair, humans are entirely dependent on artificial things, such as clothing ... Read more

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A breakthrough theory that tools and technology are the real drivers of human evolutionAlthough humans are one of the great apes, along with chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans, we are remarkably different from them. Unlike our cousins who subsist on raw food, spend their days and nights outdoors, and wear a thick coat of hair, humans are entirely dependent on artificial things, such as clothing
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Sexual Segregation in Vertebrates

Edited by Kathreen Ruckstuhl, Peter Neuhaus ...

Males and females often differ in developmental patterns, adult morphology, ecology and behaviour, and in many mammals males are often larger. Size dimorphism results in divergent nutritional and energetic requirements or reproductive strategies by the sexes, which in turn sometimes causes them to select different forage, use different habitats, and express differing social affinities. Such ... Read more

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Males and females often differ in developmental patterns, adult morphology, ecology and behaviour, and in many mammals males are often larger. Size dimorphism results in divergent nutritional and energetic requirements or reproductive strategies by the sexes, which in turn sometimes causes them to select different forage, use different habitats, and express differing social affinities. Such
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The Impossible Survivors

How Extremophiles Thrive in Boiling Acid, Frozen Voids, and Crushing Pressure — and What They Tell Us About the Boundaries of Life

by Dr. Marcus L. Fenwick ...

What counts as life when the rules seem designed to make life impossible? In The Impossible Survivors, readers journey to Earth’s harshest places—boiling hydrothermal vents, Antarctic ice, acid pools, salt flats, and the deep subsurface—to meet microbes that do far more than endure: they flourish. For anyone fascinated by nature, evolution, or the search for alien life, this book reveals why ... Read more

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What counts as life when the rules seem designed to make life impossible? In The Impossible Survivors, readers journey to Earth’s harshest places—boiling hydrothermal vents, Antarctic ice, acid pools, salt flats, and the deep subsurface—to meet microbes that do far more than endure: they flourish. For anyone fascinated by nature, evolution, or the search for alien life, this book reveals why
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Charles Darwin

by Adrian Desmond, James Moore, Janet Browne ...

Series series Very Interesting People
Definitive, concise, and very interesting... From William Shakespeare to Winston Churchill, the Very Interesting People series provides authoritative bite-sized biographies of Britain's most fascinating historical figures - people whose influence and importance have stood the test of time. Each book in the series is based upon the biographical entry from the world-famous Oxford Dictionary of ... Read more

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Definitive, concise, and very interesting... From William Shakespeare to Winston Churchill, the Very Interesting People series provides authoritative bite-sized biographies of Britain's most fascinating historical figures - people whose influence and importance have stood the test of time. Each book in the series is based upon the biographical entry from the world-famous Oxford Dictionary of
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Species Concepts in Biology

Historical Development, Theoretical Foundations and Practical Relevance

by Frank E. Zachos ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Frank E. Zachos offers a comprehensive review of one of today’s most important and contentious issues in biology: the species problem. After setting the stage with key background information on the topic, the book provides a brief history of species concepts from antiquity to the Modern Synthesis, followed by a discussion of the ontological status of species with a focus on the individuality ... Read more

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Frank E. Zachos offers a comprehensive review of one of today’s most important and contentious issues in biology: the species problem. After setting the stage with key background information on the topic, the book provides a brief history of species concepts from antiquity to the Modern Synthesis, followed by a discussion of the ontological status of species with a focus on the individuality
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Evolving Brains, Emerging Gods

Early Humans and the Origins of Religion

by E. Fuller Torrey ...

Religions and mythologies from around the world teach that God or gods created humans. Atheist, humanist, and materialist critics, meanwhile, have attempted to turn theology on its head, claiming that religion is a human invention. In this book, E. Fuller Torrey draws on cutting-edge neuroscience research to propose a startling answer to the ultimate question. Evolving Brains, Emerging Gods ... Read more

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Religions and mythologies from around the world teach that God or gods created humans. Atheist, humanist, and materialist critics, meanwhile, have attempted to turn theology on its head, claiming that religion is a human invention. In this book, E. Fuller Torrey draws on cutting-edge neuroscience research to propose a startling answer to the ultimate question. Evolving Brains, Emerging Gods
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More than Nature Needs

Language, Mind, and Evolution

by Derek Bickerton ...

The human mind is an unlikely evolutionary adaptation. How did humans acquire cognitive capacities far more powerful than anything a hunting-and-gathering primate needed to survive? Alfred Russel Wallace, co-founder with Darwin of evolutionary theory, saw humans as "divine exceptions" to natural selection. Darwin thought use of language might have shaped our sophisticated brains, but his ... Read more

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The human mind is an unlikely evolutionary adaptation. How did humans acquire cognitive capacities far more powerful than anything a hunting-and-gathering primate needed to survive? Alfred Russel Wallace, co-founder with Darwin of evolutionary theory, saw humans as "divine exceptions" to natural selection. Darwin thought use of language might have shaped our sophisticated brains, but his
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Tu pez interior

3.500 millones de años de historia del cuerpo humano

by Neil Shubin ...

Translated by Ricardo García Pérez ...

Series series Ensayo
En abril de 2006, Neil Shubin y su equipo aparecieron en los titulares de prensa mundiales cuando dieron a conocer al Tiktaalik, un pez fósil con extremidades de 375 millones de años de edad, el eslabón perdido entre las antiguas criaturas del mar y las primeras criaturas en empezar a caminar en tierra. Sus descubrimientos fósiles han cambiado la manera en que entendíamos muchas de las ... Read more

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En abril de 2006, Neil Shubin y su equipo aparecieron en los titulares de prensa mundiales cuando dieron a conocer al Tiktaalik, un pez fósil con extremidades de 375 millones de años de edad, el eslabón perdido entre las antiguas criaturas del mar y las primeras criaturas en empezar a caminar en tierra. Sus descubrimientos fósiles han cambiado la manera en que entendíamos muchas de las
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Cain's Wife, Lilith's Daughter

Learning Ancient Secrets, #9

by Walter Parks ...

Series Book 9 - Learning Ancient Secrets
The enduring question has been: "Where did Cain get his wife?"The churches have not given an acceptable answer to this question. Their inability to answer this question creates great doubt as to the accuracy of the Bible. More and more Christians are giving up on defending the Bible.It is vitally important for Christians to be able to answer this question because it relates to defending the fact ... Read more

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The enduring question has been: "Where did Cain get his wife?"The churches have not given an acceptable answer to this question. Their inability to answer this question creates great doubt as to the accuracy of the Bible. More and more Christians are giving up on defending the Bible.It is vitally important for Christians to be able to answer this question because it relates to defending the fact
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The Social Instinct

How Cooperation Shaped the World

by Nichola Raihani ...

"Enriching" — Publisher's Weekly"Excellent and illuminating"— Wall Street JournalIn the tradition of Richard Dawkins's The Selfish Gene, Nichola Raihani's The Social Instinct is a profound and engaging look at the hidden relationships underpinning human evolution, and why cooperation is key to our future survival.Cooperation is the means by which life arose in the first place. It's ... ... Read more

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"Enriching" — Publisher's Weekly"Excellent and illuminating"— Wall Street JournalIn the tradition of Richard Dawkins's The Selfish Gene, Nichola Raihani's The Social Instinct is a profound and engaging look at the hidden relationships underpinning human evolution, and why cooperation is key to our future survival.Cooperation is the means by which life arose in the first place. It's ...
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The Survival Imperative

Upshifting to Conscious Evolution

by Ervin Laszlo ...

2024 Gold Nautilus Book Award Winner!This is destined to be one of the most important and potent books of our time. -Jean Houston, PhDA Guide to Returning Peace and Harmony to the PlanetWith humanity facing its greatest series of simultaneous crises, Ervin Laszlo offers a scientifically based perspective on what is called for at this critical juncture of our existence: a phase of upshift to higher ... Read more

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2024 Gold Nautilus Book Award Winner!This is destined to be one of the most important and potent books of our time. -Jean Houston, PhDA Guide to Returning Peace and Harmony to the PlanetWith humanity facing its greatest series of simultaneous crises, Ervin Laszlo offers a scientifically based perspective on what is called for at this critical juncture of our existence: a phase of upshift to higher
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