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Origin Story

The Trials of Charles Darwin

by Howard Markel ...

**An Economist Best Book of the Year“Wildly entertaining and thoughtful.” —Kate Tuttle, Boston GlobeA lively account of how Darwin’s work on natural selection transformed science and society, and an investigation into the mysterious illness that plagued its author.**By early morning of June 30, 1860, a large crowd began to congregate in front of Oxford University’s brand-new Museum of Natural ... Read more

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**An Economist Best Book of the Year“Wildly entertaining and thoughtful.” —Kate Tuttle, Boston GlobeA lively account of how Darwin’s work on natural selection transformed science and society, and an investigation into the mysterious illness that plagued its author.**By early morning of June 30, 1860, a large crowd began to congregate in front of Oxford University’s brand-new Museum of Natural
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Biodiversity Conservation and Phylogenetic Systematics

Preserving our evolutionary heritage in an extinction crisis

Edited by Roseli Pellens, Philippe Grandcolas ...

Series Book 14 - Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation
This book is about phylogenetic diversity as an approach to reduce biodiversity losses in this period of mass extinction. Chapters in the first section deal with questions such as the way we value phylogenetic diversity among other criteria for biodiversity conservation; the choice of measures; the loss of phylogenetic diversity with extinction; the importance of organisms that are deeply branched ... Read more

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This book is about phylogenetic diversity as an approach to reduce biodiversity losses in this period of mass extinction. Chapters in the first section deal with questions such as the way we value phylogenetic diversity among other criteria for biodiversity conservation; the choice of measures; the loss of phylogenetic diversity with extinction; the importance of organisms that are deeply branched
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Consciousness V Catastrophe

by Gillian Ross ...

"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." Albert Einstein. The current crises besetting humanity call for a revolution in consciousness and a mystical renaissance that will bring about a whole new story of what it means to be human. To this end, Consciousness v Catastrophe introduces the reader to the new philosophy of ... Read more

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"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." Albert Einstein. The current crises besetting humanity call for a revolution in consciousness and a mystical renaissance that will bring about a whole new story of what it means to be human. To this end, Consciousness v Catastrophe introduces the reader to the new philosophy of
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Mutation-Driven Evolution

by Masatoshi Nei ...

The purpose of this book is to present a new mechanistic theory of mutation-driven evolution based on recent advances in genomics and evolutionary developmental biology. The theory asserts, perhaps somewhat controversially, that the driving force behind evolution is mutation, with natural selection being of only secondary importance. The word 'mutation' is used to describe any kind of change in ... Read more

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The purpose of this book is to present a new mechanistic theory of mutation-driven evolution based on recent advances in genomics and evolutionary developmental biology. The theory asserts, perhaps somewhat controversially, that the driving force behind evolution is mutation, with natural selection being of only secondary importance. The word 'mutation' is used to describe any kind of change in
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Why We Lie

The Evolutionary Roots of Deception and the Unconscious Mind

by David Livingstone Smith ...

Deceit, lying, and falsehoods lie at the very heart of our cultural heritage. Even the founding myth of the Judeo-Christian tradition, the story of Adam and Eve, revolves around a lie. We have been talking, writing and singing about deception ever since Eve told God, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate." Our seemingly insatiable appetite for stories of deception spans the extremes of culture from ... Read more

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Deceit, lying, and falsehoods lie at the very heart of our cultural heritage. Even the founding myth of the Judeo-Christian tradition, the story of Adam and Eve, revolves around a lie. We have been talking, writing and singing about deception ever since Eve told God, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate." Our seemingly insatiable appetite for stories of deception spans the extremes of culture from
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The Thermodynamics of evolution

Essay

by François Roddier ...

Thermodynamique de l'évolution - Un essai de thermo-bio-sociologie - translated into English with the help of Steve RidgwayÀ PROPOS DE L'AUTEURFrançois Roddier est né en 1936. Astrophysicien, il est connu de tous les astronomes pour ses travaux qui ont permis de compenser l’effet des turbulences atmosphériques lors de l’observation des astres. Après avoir créé le département d’astrophysique de l ... Read more

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Thermodynamique de l'évolution - Un essai de thermo-bio-sociologie - translated into English with the help of Steve RidgwayÀ PROPOS DE L'AUTEURFrançois Roddier est né en 1936. Astrophysicien, il est connu de tous les astronomes pour ses travaux qui ont permis de compenser l’effet des turbulences atmosphériques lors de l’observation des astres. Après avoir créé le département d’astrophysique de l
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Birds, Bats, and Blooms

The Coevolution of Vertebrate Pollinators and Their Plants

by Theodore H. Fleming ...

Like gems flitting through the sky, hummingbirds attract our eye. But they are more than flash: they are critical pollinators in their ecosystems. Similarly in the darkness of night, nectar-feeding bats perform the same important ecological service as their colorful avian counterparts.Vertebrate pollinators like bats and birds are keystone species of the Sonoran Desert. Biologist Theodore H. ... Read more

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Like gems flitting through the sky, hummingbirds attract our eye. But they are more than flash: they are critical pollinators in their ecosystems. Similarly in the darkness of night, nectar-feeding bats perform the same important ecological service as their colorful avian counterparts.Vertebrate pollinators like bats and birds are keystone species of the Sonoran Desert. Biologist Theodore H.
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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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Survival

Evolutionary Rules for Intelligent Species Survival

by Samuel Layne ...

Series Book 1 - Survival
2021 NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS - FINALIST (NATURE/ENVIRONMENT)2020 14TH ANNUAL NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS - FINALISTHow different might the history of our species have been had our hunter-gatherer forebears failed to migrate out of Africa in time to survive 70,000 years ago when threatened by extinction due to climate change brought on by the last ice age? Simply put, we would not ... Read more

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2021 NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS - FINALIST (NATURE/ENVIRONMENT)2020 14TH ANNUAL NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS - FINALISTHow different might the history of our species have been had our hunter-gatherer forebears failed to migrate out of Africa in time to survive 70,000 years ago when threatened by extinction due to climate change brought on by the last ice age? Simply put, we would not
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Darwin's Apple

The Evolutionary Biology of Religion

by Mitchell Diamond ...

Darwin’s Apple proposes a new explanation for the origin and purpose of religion within the incontrovertible theory of evolution. It describes how religion is biologically adaptive and genetically evolved through the co-evolution of religion, ritual, and advanced human cognition.Reviewers’ comments about Darwin’s Apple:A good melange of scholarly thinking and yet readable to those who are not ... Read more

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Darwin’s Apple proposes a new explanation for the origin and purpose of religion within the incontrovertible theory of evolution. It describes how religion is biologically adaptive and genetically evolved through the co-evolution of religion, ritual, and advanced human cognition.Reviewers’ comments about Darwin’s Apple:A good melange of scholarly thinking and yet readable to those who are not
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Astronomical Pulses to History’s Phases: The Unfolding & Expansion of Time

by Michael A. Susko ...

Bringing together seven volumes of research, Michael A. Susko presents a grand synthesis of astronomical, biological, and cultural evolution. Using a logarithmic model, he shows how the universe has unfolded in accelerating pulses — from galaxies and planets to the rise of life and symbolic humanity. This rhythm of time is then extended through the Neolithic tells and into recorded history, where ... Read more

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Bringing together seven volumes of research, Michael A. Susko presents a grand synthesis of astronomical, biological, and cultural evolution. Using a logarithmic model, he shows how the universe has unfolded in accelerating pulses — from galaxies and planets to the rise of life and symbolic humanity. This rhythm of time is then extended through the Neolithic tells and into recorded history, where
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Evolution

by Frank B. Jevrons ...

The object of this volume is to raise the question: if we accept the Theory of Evolution as true in science, how should it modify the thought and action of a man who wishes to do his best in this world? The question is necessary because we find that different and inconsistent conclusions on the point have been reached by men speaking in the name of science and speaking with authority. ... Read more

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The object of this volume is to raise the question: if we accept the Theory of Evolution as true in science, how should it modify the thought and action of a man who wishes to do his best in this world? The question is necessary because we find that different and inconsistent conclusions on the point have been reached by men speaking in the name of science and speaking with authority.
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La métamorphose des plantes

by J. W. von Goethe ...

Tout homme, pour peu qu’il ait suivi quelques plantes dans leur accroissement, doit avoir observé que certains organes, situés à l’extérieur, se métamorphosent et revêtent en tout ou en partie la forme des organes voisins.Le plus ordinairement, par exemple, une fleur simple devient double, parce que les pétales se développent à la place des étamines. Analogues souvent à ceux de la corolle, pour la ... Read more

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Tout homme, pour peu qu’il ait suivi quelques plantes dans leur accroissement, doit avoir observé que certains organes, situés à l’extérieur, se métamorphosent et revêtent en tout ou en partie la forme des organes voisins.Le plus ordinairement, par exemple, une fleur simple devient double, parce que les pétales se développent à la place des étamines. Analogues souvent à ceux de la corolle, pour la
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The Logarithmic Nature of Time: From the Start of Life to Symbolizing Humanity

by Michael A. Susko ...

The two works collated here encompass a vast time from the start of life until the dawn to what we refer to as "civilization." In the first volume, a consistent logarithmic pulsing was found in biological evolution from life's beginning to the first humans. The evidence for these first ten nodes was primarily fossils or other life signatures in a given setting. The second volume continues the ... Read more

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The two works collated here encompass a vast time from the start of life until the dawn to what we refer to as "civilization." In the first volume, a consistent logarithmic pulsing was found in biological evolution from life's beginning to the first humans. The evidence for these first ten nodes was primarily fossils or other life signatures in a given setting. The second volume continues the
... Read more
Reading Darwin in Arabic, 1860-1950

by Marwa Elshakry ...

In Reading Darwin in Arabic, Marwa Elshakry questions current ideas about Islam, science, and secularism by exploring the ways in which Darwin was read in Arabic from the late 1860s to the mid-twentieth century. Borrowing from translation and reading studies and weaving together the history of science with intellectual history, she explores Darwin’s global appeal from the perspective of several ... Read more

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In Reading Darwin in Arabic, Marwa Elshakry questions current ideas about Islam, science, and secularism by exploring the ways in which Darwin was read in Arabic from the late 1860s to the mid-twentieth century. Borrowing from translation and reading studies and weaving together the history of science with intellectual history, she explores Darwin’s global appeal from the perspective of several
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Icons of Evolution

Science or Myth? Why Much of What We Teach About Evolution Is Wrong

by Jonathan Wells ...

Everything you were taught about evolution is wrong. ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

Everything you were taught about evolution is wrong.
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Mind Shift

How culture transformed the human brain

by John Parrington ...

John Parrington argues that social interaction and culture have deeply shaped the exceptional nature of human consciousness. The mental capacities of the human mind far outstrip those of other animals. Our imaginations and creativity have produced art, music, and literature; built bridges and cathedrals; enabled us to probe distant galaxies, and to ponder the meaning of our existence. When our ... Read more

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John Parrington argues that social interaction and culture have deeply shaped the exceptional nature of human consciousness. The mental capacities of the human mind far outstrip those of other animals. Our imaginations and creativity have produced art, music, and literature; built bridges and cathedrals; enabled us to probe distant galaxies, and to ponder the meaning of our existence. When our
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Sex on Earth

A Journey Through Nature's Most Intimate Moments

by Mr Jules Howard ...

A journey of discovery through the ins and outs of reproduction in the animal kingdom**'**Written with Bill Bryson–like wit' Booklist**'**A writer who blends professional expertise in zoology with charm, wit, and a cockeyed sense of humor. What better guide through nature's red-light district could one ask for?' Natural History Magazine1,000 million years ago, a sexual revolution occurred on Earth ... Read more

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A journey of discovery through the ins and outs of reproduction in the animal kingdom**'**Written with Bill Bryson–like wit' Booklist**'**A writer who blends professional expertise in zoology with charm, wit, and a cockeyed sense of humor. What better guide through nature's red-light district could one ask for?' Natural History Magazine1,000 million years ago, a sexual revolution occurred on Earth
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Politics as If Evolution Mattered

Darwin, Ecology, and Social Justice

by Lorna Salzman ...

In this scientifically authoritative essay collection, Salzman, a seasoned and provocative environmentalist, demonstrates how evolutionary theory penetrates nearly all aspects of human society. She faults social justice movements for their short-sighted focus on human needs to the exclusion of nonhuman nature and stresses the potential of evolutionary thought for replacing religious and secular ... Read more

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In this scientifically authoritative essay collection, Salzman, a seasoned and provocative environmentalist, demonstrates how evolutionary theory penetrates nearly all aspects of human society. She faults social justice movements for their short-sighted focus on human needs to the exclusion of nonhuman nature and stresses the potential of evolutionary thought for replacing religious and secular
... Read more
The Complete Idiot's Guide to College Biology

The Building Blocks of Biology-Explained

by Emily Jane Willingham Ph.D. ...

Biology is the study of life—the structure, function, growth, origin, and evolution of living things. Biology and chemistry work together to create what many people think of as "science." And passing Biology 101 in college is the entryway to further study in the sciences - if you can't do well in it, you aren't moving ahead.The Complete Idiot's Guide® to College Biology follows the curriculum to ... Read more

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Biology is the study of life—the structure, function, growth, origin, and evolution of living things. Biology and chemistry work together to create what many people think of as "science." And passing Biology 101 in college is the entryway to further study in the sciences - if you can't do well in it, you aren't moving ahead.The Complete Idiot's Guide® to College Biology follows the curriculum to
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Mechanisms of Life History Evolution

The Genetics and Physiology of Life History Traits and Trade-Offs

Edited by Thomas Flatt, Andreas Heyland ...

Life history theory seeks to explain the evolution of the major features of life cycles by analyzing the ecological factors that shape age-specific schedules of growth, reproduction, and survival and by investigating the trade-offs that constrain the evolution of these traits. Although life history theory has made enormous progress in explaining the diversity of life history strategies among ... Read more

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Life history theory seeks to explain the evolution of the major features of life cycles by analyzing the ecological factors that shape age-specific schedules of growth, reproduction, and survival and by investigating the trade-offs that constrain the evolution of these traits. Although life history theory has made enormous progress in explaining the diversity of life history strategies among
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The Call of the Honeyguide

What Science Tells Us about How to Live Well with the Rest of Life

by Rob Dunn ...

**A "soulful tribute" (New York Times) that shows how rethinking our relationships with other species can help us reimagine the future of humankindA New York Times Notable Book of the Year**In the woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa, sometime deep in our species’ past, something strange happened: a bird called out, not to warn others of human presence, but to call attention to herself. Having found a ... Read more

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**A "soulful tribute" (New York Times) that shows how rethinking our relationships with other species can help us reimagine the future of humankindA New York Times Notable Book of the Year**In the woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa, sometime deep in our species’ past, something strange happened: a bird called out, not to warn others of human presence, but to call attention to herself. Having found a
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A Matter of Energy: Biology From First Principles

A Conversation with Nick Lane

by Howard Burton ...

Series series Ideas Roadshow Conversations
This book is based on an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and Nick Lane, Professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry at University College London and bestselling author. After an inspiring story of Nick Lane’s career path, this wide-ranging conversation covers his bioenergetic view of early, evolutionary history, the origin of life and how all complex life is composed of a very particular ... Read more

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This book is based on an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and Nick Lane, Professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry at University College London and bestselling author. After an inspiring story of Nick Lane’s career path, this wide-ranging conversation covers his bioenergetic view of early, evolutionary history, the origin of life and how all complex life is composed of a very particular
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Collected Works

by Nikola Tesla ...

Nikola Tesla's 'Collected Works' is a compilation of the elusive inventor's groundbreaking discoveries in the fields of electricity and magnetism. Known for his innovative mind and eccentric personality, Tesla's literary style is both technical and visionary, offering a unique perspective on these fundamental forces of nature. With references to his patents and experiments, this collection ... Read more

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Nikola Tesla's 'Collected Works' is a compilation of the elusive inventor's groundbreaking discoveries in the fields of electricity and magnetism. Known for his innovative mind and eccentric personality, Tesla's literary style is both technical and visionary, offering a unique perspective on these fundamental forces of nature. With references to his patents and experiments, this collection
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