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The Evolution of Power

A New Understanding of the History of Life

par Geerat Vermeij ...

A sweeping new account of the role of power in the evolution of all life on EarthPower has many dimensions, from individual attributes such as strength and speed to the collective advantages of groups. The Evolution of Power takes readers on a breathtaking journey across history and the natural world, revealing how the concept of power unifies a vast range of phenomena in the evolution of life—and ... En savoir plus

$25.99 CAD

A sweeping new account of the role of power in the evolution of all life on EarthPower has many dimensions, from individual attributes such as strength and speed to the collective advantages of groups. The Evolution of Power takes readers on a breathtaking journey across history and the natural world, revealing how the concept of power unifies a vast range of phenomena in the evolution of life—and
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Secret Chambers

The inside story of cells and complex life

par Prof Martin Brasier ...

In the follow up to Darwin's Lost World, Martin Brasier introduces the quest for the missing history of life and the cell. Through a series of journeys it emerges that the modern plant cell is one of the most deeply puzzling and unlikely steps in the whole history of life. Decoding this puzzle is a great adventure that has mainly taken place over the last half century. Brasier puts the big ... En savoir plus

$17.99 CAD

In the follow up to Darwin's Lost World, Martin Brasier introduces the quest for the missing history of life and the cell. Through a series of journeys it emerges that the modern plant cell is one of the most deeply puzzling and unlikely steps in the whole history of life. Decoding this puzzle is a great adventure that has mainly taken place over the last half century. Brasier puts the big
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The River That Flows Uphill (Revised Edition)

par William H. Calvin ...

A Journey from the Big Bang to the Big Brain. "Parallel journeys of mind-boggling proportions a 225-mile raft tour of river runners, and an expertly guided trip back through time to trace our origins. As the author explores such natural wonders as fossils, waterfalls, rapids and stars, he visits nearly every popular science topic… Presented as a day-by-day and mile-by-mile diary, offers intriguing ... En savoir plus

$9.99 CAD

A Journey from the Big Bang to the Big Brain. "Parallel journeys of mind-boggling proportions a 225-mile raft tour of river runners, and an expertly guided trip back through time to trace our origins. As the author explores such natural wonders as fossils, waterfalls, rapids and stars, he visits nearly every popular science topic… Presented as a day-by-day and mile-by-mile diary, offers intriguing
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Viaje de un naturalista alrededor del mundo

par Charles Darwin ...

Collections series ensayos74
Con 22 años, Darwin inició un viaje a bordo del barco del capitán Fitz-Roy, el Beagle. Dicho viaje alrededor del mundo duró 5 años. Este viaje para Darwin fue el origen de su conocida teoría observando y analizando la evolución de las distintas especies de la Tierra.Publicado en 1839, este libro escrito en forma de diario incluye sus avatares durante el viaje y sus anotaciones científicas sobre la ... En savoir plus

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Con 22 años, Darwin inició un viaje a bordo del barco del capitán Fitz-Roy, el Beagle. Dicho viaje alrededor del mundo duró 5 años. Este viaje para Darwin fue el origen de su conocida teoría observando y analizando la evolución de las distintas especies de la Tierra.Publicado en 1839, este libro escrito en forma de diario incluye sus avatares durante el viaje y sus anotaciones científicas sobre la
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The Long Evolution of Brains and Minds

par Gerhard Roth ...

Collections series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
The main topic of the book is a reconstruction of the evolution of nervous systems and brains as well as of mental-cognitive abilities, in short “intelligence” from simplest organisms to humans. It investigates to which extent the two are correlated. One central topic is the alleged uniqueness of the human brain and human intelligence and mind. It is discussed which neural features make certain ... En savoir plus

$154.99 CAD

The main topic of the book is a reconstruction of the evolution of nervous systems and brains as well as of mental-cognitive abilities, in short “intelligence” from simplest organisms to humans. It investigates to which extent the two are correlated. One central topic is the alleged uniqueness of the human brain and human intelligence and mind. It is discussed which neural features make certain
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Animal Evolution

Genomes, Fossils, and Trees

par NATURAL SCIENCES and MATHEMATICS (500), ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCES (590) ...

Animal life, now and over the past half billion years, is incredibly diverse. Describing and understanding the evolution of this diversity of body plans - from vertebrates such as humans and fish to the numerous invertebrate groups including sponges, insects, molluscs, and the many groups of worms - is a major goal of evolutionary biology. In this book, a group of leading researchers adopt a ... En savoir plus

$70.99 CAD

Animal life, now and over the past half billion years, is incredibly diverse. Describing and understanding the evolution of this diversity of body plans - from vertebrates such as humans and fish to the numerous invertebrate groups including sponges, insects, molluscs, and the many groups of worms - is a major goal of evolutionary biology. In this book, a group of leading researchers adopt a
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More than Nature Needs

Language, Mind, and Evolution

par 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 ... En savoir plus

$48.99 CAD

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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Dealing with Darwin

Place, Politics, and Rhetoric in Religious Engagements with Evolution

par David N. Livingstone ...

Collections series Medicine, Science, and Religion in Historical Context
How was Darwin’s work discussed and debated among the same religious denomination in different locations?Using place, politics, and rhetoric as analytical tools, historical geographer David N. Livingstone investigates how religious communities sharing a Scots Presbyterian heritage engaged with Darwin and Darwinism at the turn of the twentieth century. His findings, presented as the prestigious ... En savoir plus

$48.99 CAD

How was Darwin’s work discussed and debated among the same religious denomination in different locations?Using place, politics, and rhetoric as analytical tools, historical geographer David N. Livingstone investigates how religious communities sharing a Scots Presbyterian heritage engaged with Darwin and Darwinism at the turn of the twentieth century. His findings, presented as the prestigious
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Sexual Selection

A Very Short Introduction

par Marlene Zuk, Leigh W. Simmons ...

Collections series Very Short Introductions
What is responsible for the differences between the sexes in so many animals, from the brilliant plumage of birds of paradise to the antlers on deer? And why are the traits that distinguish the sexes sometimes apparently detrimental to survival? Even when they look more or less alike, why do males and females sometimes behave differently? Questions like these have intrigued scientists and the ... En savoir plus

$7.99 CAD

What is responsible for the differences between the sexes in so many animals, from the brilliant plumage of birds of paradise to the antlers on deer? And why are the traits that distinguish the sexes sometimes apparently detrimental to survival? Even when they look more or less alike, why do males and females sometimes behave differently? Questions like these have intrigued scientists and the
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Earth

Over 4 Billion Years in the Making

par Chris Packham, Andrew Cohen ...

‘Combines the natural history of programmes such as David Attenborough’s Planet Earth with the planetary focus of Brian Cox’s Universe’ GuardianA beautiful, full colour book to accompany the 5 part BBC TV series telling the most important story of all, the deep history of our own planet.With the trademark dramatic storytelling techniques of The Planets and The Universe, Andrew Cohen and Chris ... En savoir plus

$24.99 CAD

‘Combines the natural history of programmes such as David Attenborough’s Planet Earth with the planetary focus of Brian Cox’s Universe’ GuardianA beautiful, full colour book to accompany the 5 part BBC TV series telling the most important story of all, the deep history of our own planet.With the trademark dramatic storytelling techniques of The Planets and The Universe, Andrew Cohen and Chris
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Paléontologie

Les Grands Articles d'Universalis

par Encyclopaedia Universalis ...

Partez à la découverte de la paléontologie avec ce Grand Article Universalis !La paléontologie, terme créé en 1834 par le zoologiste français Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville, a pour objet l'étude des êtres (ontologie) qui ont vécu à la surface du globe terrestre avant les temps actuels (palaios en grec signifie «ancien»). Ces êtres sont connus grâce aux fossiles ...Un ouvrage spécialement conçu ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

Partez à la découverte de la paléontologie avec ce Grand Article Universalis !La paléontologie, terme créé en 1834 par le zoologiste français Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville, a pour objet l'étude des êtres (ontologie) qui ont vécu à la surface du globe terrestre avant les temps actuels (palaios en grec signifie «ancien»). Ces êtres sont connus grâce aux fossiles ...Un ouvrage spécialement conçu
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Disarticulation and Preservation of Fossil Echinoderms: Recognition of Ecological-Time Information in the Echinoderm Fossil Record

par William I. Ausich ...

Collections series Elements of Paleontology
The history of life on earth is largely reconstructed from time-averaged accumulations of fossils. A glimpse at ecologic-time attributes and processes is relatively rare. However, the time-sensitive and predictability of echinoderm disarticulation makes them model organisms to determine post-mortem transportation and allows recognition of ecological-time data within paleocommunity accumulations. ... En savoir plus

$23.99 CAD

The history of life on earth is largely reconstructed from time-averaged accumulations of fossils. A glimpse at ecologic-time attributes and processes is relatively rare. However, the time-sensitive and predictability of echinoderm disarticulation makes them model organisms to determine post-mortem transportation and allows recognition of ecological-time data within paleocommunity accumulations.
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Darwinist Propaganda Techniques

par Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar) ...

Since science totally refutes evolution and since they possess not one single piece of scientific evidence, Darwinists decided to resort to hypnosis instead. They developed Darwinist propaganda techniques, involving part of the press, some professors, teachers and people occupying senior official positions. They had no hesitations about spreading false reports depicting evolution as a scientific ... En savoir plus

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Since science totally refutes evolution and since they possess not one single piece of scientific evidence, Darwinists decided to resort to hypnosis instead. They developed Darwinist propaganda techniques, involving part of the press, some professors, teachers and people occupying senior official positions. They had no hesitations about spreading false reports depicting evolution as a scientific
... En savoir plus
Dispelling the Darkness:Voyage in the Malay Archipelago and the Discovery of Evolution by Wallace and Darwin

par John van Wyhe ...

“The facts of variability, of the struggle for existence, of adaptation to conditions, were notorious enough; but none of us had suspected that the road to the heart of the species problem lay through them, until Darwin and Wallace dispelled the darkness.”T H Huxley (1887)Darwin is one of the most famous scientists in history. But he was not alone. Comparatively forgotten, Wallace independently ... En savoir plus

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“The facts of variability, of the struggle for existence, of adaptation to conditions, were notorious enough; but none of us had suspected that the road to the heart of the species problem lay through them, until Darwin and Wallace dispelled the darkness.”T H Huxley (1887)Darwin is one of the most famous scientists in history. But he was not alone. Comparatively forgotten, Wallace independently
... En savoir plus
Spite

The Upside of Your Dark Side

par Simon McCarthy-Jones ...

Spite angers and enrages us, but it also keeps us honest. In this provocative account, a psychologist examines how petty vengeance explains human thriving.Spite seems utterly useless. You don't gain anything by hurting yourself just so you can hurt someone else. So why hasn't evolution weeded out all the spiteful people?As psychologist Simon McCarthy-Jones argues, spite seems pointless because we ... En savoir plus

$21.99 CAD

Spite angers and enrages us, but it also keeps us honest. In this provocative account, a psychologist examines how petty vengeance explains human thriving.Spite seems utterly useless. You don't gain anything by hurting yourself just so you can hurt someone else. So why hasn't evolution weeded out all the spiteful people?As psychologist Simon McCarthy-Jones argues, spite seems pointless because we
... En savoir plus
What Comes After Homo Sapiens?

When and How Our Species Will Evolve Into Another Species

par Don Simborg ...

Life began on earth 3.8 billion years ago. We have had two momentous evolutionary events since then: the emergence of Eukarya about 2 billion years ago (the basis of all plants and animals) and the enlargement in size and capability of the human brain, which began about 2 million years ago. Otherwise humans have had a remarkably stable evolutionary process. But now, two technologies, artificial ... En savoir plus

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Life began on earth 3.8 billion years ago. We have had two momentous evolutionary events since then: the emergence of Eukarya about 2 billion years ago (the basis of all plants and animals) and the enlargement in size and capability of the human brain, which began about 2 million years ago. Otherwise humans have had a remarkably stable evolutionary process. But now, two technologies, artificial
... En savoir plus
Psychological Mechanisms in Animal Communication

Modifié par Mark A. Bee, Cory T. Miller ...

Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book analyzes the psychological mechanisms critical to animal communication. The topics covered range from single neurons to broad-scale phylogenetic patterns, shedding new light on the sensory, perceptual, and cognitive processes that underlie the communicative behaviors of signalers and receivers alike. In so doing, the contributing authors collectively integrate research questions and ... En savoir plus

$192.99 CAD

This book analyzes the psychological mechanisms critical to animal communication. The topics covered range from single neurons to broad-scale phylogenetic patterns, shedding new light on the sensory, perceptual, and cognitive processes that underlie the communicative behaviors of signalers and receivers alike. In so doing, the contributing authors collectively integrate research questions and
... En savoir plus
The Cambridge Handbook of Play

Developmental and Disciplinary Perspectives

Modifié par Peter K. Smith, Jaipaul L. Roopnarine ...

Collections series Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology
Play takes up much of the time budget of young children, and many animals, but its importance in development remains contested. This comprehensive collection brings together multidisciplinary and developmental perspectives on the forms and functions of play in animals, children in different societies, and through the lifespan. The Cambridge Handbook of Play covers the evolution of play in animals, ... En savoir plus

$71.99 CAD

Play takes up much of the time budget of young children, and many animals, but its importance in development remains contested. This comprehensive collection brings together multidisciplinary and developmental perspectives on the forms and functions of play in animals, children in different societies, and through the lifespan. The Cambridge Handbook of Play covers the evolution of play in animals,
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A Voice in the Wilderness

A Pioneering Biologist Explains How Evolution Can Help Us Solve Our Biggest Problems

par Professor Joseph L Graves Jr., Ph.D ...

Why understanding evolution—the most reviled branch of science—can help us all, from fighting pandemics to undoing racismEvolutionary science has long been regarded as conservative, a tool for enforcing regressive ideas, particularly about race and gender. But in A Voice in the Wilderness, evolutionary biologist Joseph L. Graves Jr.—once styled as the “Black Darwin”—argues that his field is ... En savoir plus

$24.99 CAD

Why understanding evolution—the most reviled branch of science—can help us all, from fighting pandemics to undoing racismEvolutionary science has long been regarded as conservative, a tool for enforcing regressive ideas, particularly about race and gender. But in A Voice in the Wilderness, evolutionary biologist Joseph L. Graves Jr.—once styled as the “Black Darwin”—argues that his field is
... En savoir plus
The Anthropology of Modern Human Teeth

Dental Morphology and its Variation in Recent and Fossil Homo sapiens

par G. Richard Scott, Christy G. Turner II, Grant C. Townsend, María Martinón-Torres ...

Collections Livre 79 - Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
All humans share certain components of tooth structure, but show variation in size and morphology around this shared pattern. This book presents a worldwide synthesis of the global variation in tooth morphology in recent populations. Research has advanced on many fronts since the publication of the first edition, which has become a seminal work on the subject. This revised and updated edition ... En savoir plus

$53.99 CAD

All humans share certain components of tooth structure, but show variation in size and morphology around this shared pattern. This book presents a worldwide synthesis of the global variation in tooth morphology in recent populations. Research has advanced on many fronts since the publication of the first edition, which has become a seminal work on the subject. This revised and updated edition
... En savoir plus
The Emergence and Evolution of Religion

By Means of Natural Selection

par Alexandra Maryanski, Anders Klostergaard Petersen, Armin W. Geertz, Jonathan Turner ...

Collections series Evolutionary Analysis in the Social Sciences
Written by leading theorists and empirical researchers, this book presents new ways of addressing the old question: Why did religion first emerge and then continue to evolve in all human societies? The authors of the book—each with a different background across the social sciences and humanities—assimilate conceptual leads and empirical findings from anthropology, evolutionary biology, ... En savoir plus

$74.99 CAD

Written by leading theorists and empirical researchers, this book presents new ways of addressing the old question: Why did religion first emerge and then continue to evolve in all human societies? The authors of the book—each with a different background across the social sciences and humanities—assimilate conceptual leads and empirical findings from anthropology, evolutionary biology,
... En savoir plus
Moths

par Mike Majerus ...

Collections Livre 90 - Collins New Naturalist Library
Moths provides a comprehensive account of the diverse natural history of these fascinating and popular insects. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.comAnother volume in the popular New Naturalist series, this book is a comprehensive account of the diverse natural history of these fascinating and popular insects.Michael Majerus, author of the popular New Naturalist Ladybirds, examines all ... En savoir plus

$24.99 CAD

Moths provides a comprehensive account of the diverse natural history of these fascinating and popular insects. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.comAnother volume in the popular New Naturalist series, this book is a comprehensive account of the diverse natural history of these fascinating and popular insects.Michael Majerus, author of the popular New Naturalist Ladybirds, examines all
... En savoir plus
Why Us?

How Science Rediscovered the Mystery of Ourselves (Text Only)

par James Le Fanu ...

The imperative to 'know thyself' is both fundamental and profoundly elusive – for how can we ever truly comprehend the drama and complexity of the human experience?In ‘Why Us?’ James Le Fanu offers a fascinating exploration of the power and limits of science to penetrate the deep mysteries of our existence, challenging the certainty that has persisted since Charles Darwin's Origin of Species that ... En savoir plus

$9.99 CAD

The imperative to 'know thyself' is both fundamental and profoundly elusive – for how can we ever truly comprehend the drama and complexity of the human experience?In ‘Why Us?’ James Le Fanu offers a fascinating exploration of the power and limits of science to penetrate the deep mysteries of our existence, challenging the certainty that has persisted since Charles Darwin's Origin of Species that
... En savoir plus
Period

The Real Story of Menstruation

par Kate Clancy ...

A bold and revolutionary perspective on the science and cultural history of menstruationMenstruation is something half the world does for a week at a time, for months and years on end, yet it remains largely misunderstood. Scientists once thought of an individual’s period as useless, and some doctors still believe it’s unsafe for a menstruating person to swim in the ocean wearing a tampon. Period ... En savoir plus

$21.99 CAD

A bold and revolutionary perspective on the science and cultural history of menstruationMenstruation is something half the world does for a week at a time, for months and years on end, yet it remains largely misunderstood. Scientists once thought of an individual’s period as useless, and some doctors still believe it’s unsafe for a menstruating person to swim in the ocean wearing a tampon. Period
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