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Signals

Evolution, Learning, and Information

by Brian Skyrms ...

Brian Skyrms presents a fascinating exploration of how fundamental signals are to our world. He uses a variety of tools -- theories of signaling games, information, evolution, and learning -- to investigate how meaning and communication develop. He shows how signaling games themselves evolve, and introduces a new model of learning with invention. The juxtaposition of atomic signals leads to ... Read more

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Brian Skyrms presents a fascinating exploration of how fundamental signals are to our world. He uses a variety of tools -- theories of signaling games, information, evolution, and learning -- to investigate how meaning and communication develop. He shows how signaling games themselves evolve, and introduces a new model of learning with invention. The juxtaposition of atomic signals leads to
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A Voice in the Wilderness

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

by 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 ... Read more

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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
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The Machines of Evolution and the Scope of Meaning

by Gary Tomlinson ...

A groundbreaking account of the origin and place of meaning in the earthly biosphereWhat is meaning? How does it arise? Where is it found in the world? In recent years, philosophers and scientists have answered these questions in different ways. Some see meaning as a uniquely human achievement, others extend it to trees, microbes, and even to the bonding of DNA and RNA molecules. In this ... Read more

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A groundbreaking account of the origin and place of meaning in the earthly biosphereWhat is meaning? How does it arise? Where is it found in the world? In recent years, philosophers and scientists have answered these questions in different ways. Some see meaning as a uniquely human achievement, others extend it to trees, microbes, and even to the bonding of DNA and RNA molecules. In this
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Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley

Enriched edition. With an Intermediate Chapter on the Causes of Arrest of the Movement

by Edward Clodd, Ryan Holloway ...

In "Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley," Edward Clodd meticulously chronicles the evolution of evolutionary thought from ancient philosophers to the influential figures of the 19th century. The book is structured around significant intellectual milestones, intertwining biography, philosophy, and science in a narrative that captures the intellectual fervor of the time. Clodd's literary ... Read more

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In "Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley," Edward Clodd meticulously chronicles the evolution of evolutionary thought from ancient philosophers to the influential figures of the 19th century. The book is structured around significant intellectual milestones, intertwining biography, philosophy, and science in a narrative that captures the intellectual fervor of the time. Clodd's literary
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Unnatural Selection

How We Are Changing Life, Gene by Gene

by Emily Monosson ...

Gonorrhea. Bed bugs. Weeds. Salamanders. People. All are evolving, some surprisingly rapidly, in response to our chemical age. In Unnatural Selection, Emily Monosson shows how our drugs, pesticides, and pollution are exerting intense selection pressure on all manner of species. And we humans might not like the result.Monosson reveals that the very code of life is more fluid than once imagined. ... Read more

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Gonorrhea. Bed bugs. Weeds. Salamanders. People. All are evolving, some surprisingly rapidly, in response to our chemical age. In Unnatural Selection, Emily Monosson shows how our drugs, pesticides, and pollution are exerting intense selection pressure on all manner of species. And we humans might not like the result.Monosson reveals that the very code of life is more fluid than once imagined.
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Bones of Contention

A Creationist Assessment of Human Fossils

by Marvin Lubenow ...

Seeking to disprove the theory of human evolution, the author examines the fossils of the so-called "ape men." ... Read more

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Seeking to disprove the theory of human evolution, the author examines the fossils of the so-called "ape men."
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A Little History of the Earth

by Jamie Woodward ...

Series series Little Histories
A lively account of the history of our planet, from its earliest origins to the present day, told through the major geological changes and scientific breakthroughsWhere has our planet come from, and what lies beneath its surface? How have we come to understand its past and present environments, and what does its future look like? Thanks to scientists who study its rocks, fossils, and landscapes, ... Read more

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A lively account of the history of our planet, from its earliest origins to the present day, told through the major geological changes and scientific breakthroughsWhere has our planet come from, and what lies beneath its surface? How have we come to understand its past and present environments, and what does its future look like? Thanks to scientists who study its rocks, fossils, and landscapes,
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El observador. La solucion al Genesis. La ciencia detrás del relato de la Creacion.

by Alberto Canen ...

El Génesis, los siete días, la Creación... ¿de dónde procede el texto que compone la primera parte de La Biblia?¿Es su texto sólo un poema introductorio... o es una narración?¿Que hay detrás de sus palabras?Alberto Canen ha encontrado un camino alternativo para dar respuestas a estas y a otras preguntas contenidas en el Génesis. Ha hallado una ruta por la que nadie había transitado antes e invita ... Read more

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El Génesis, los siete días, la Creación... ¿de dónde procede el texto que compone la primera parte de La Biblia?¿Es su texto sólo un poema introductorio... o es una narración?¿Que hay detrás de sus palabras?Alberto Canen ha encontrado un camino alternativo para dar respuestas a estas y a otras preguntas contenidas en el Génesis. Ha hallado una ruta por la que nadie había transitado antes e invita
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African Genesis

Perspectives on Hominin Evolution

Edited by Sally C. Reynolds, Andrew Gallagher ...

Series Book 62 - Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
The discovery of the first species of African hominin, Australopithecus africanus, from Taung, South Africa in 1924, launched the study of fossil man in Africa. New discoveries continue to confirm the importance of this region to our understanding of human evolution. Outlining major developments since Raymond Dart's description of the Taung skull and, in particular, the impact of the pioneering ... Read more

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The discovery of the first species of African hominin, Australopithecus africanus, from Taung, South Africa in 1924, launched the study of fossil man in Africa. New discoveries continue to confirm the importance of this region to our understanding of human evolution. Outlining major developments since Raymond Dart's description of the Taung skull and, in particular, the impact of the pioneering
... Read more
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex - Fully Illustrated Edition

by Charles Darwin ...

The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex - Fully Illustrated Edition.is a book on evolutionary theory by Charles Darwin, It was Darwin's second book on evolutionary theory, following his work, On the Origin of Species, in which he explored the concept of natural selection. In The Descent of Man, Darwin applies evolutionary theory to human evolution, and details his theory of sexual ... Read more

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The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex - Fully Illustrated Edition.is a book on evolutionary theory by Charles Darwin, It was Darwin's second book on evolutionary theory, following his work, On the Origin of Species, in which he explored the concept of natural selection. In The Descent of Man, Darwin applies evolutionary theory to human evolution, and details his theory of sexual
... Read more
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals

by Charles Darwin ...

Published in 1872, The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals was a book at the very heart of Darwin's research interests - a central pillar of his 'human' series. This book engaged some of the hardest questions in the evolution debate, and it showed the ever-cautious Darwin at his boldest. If Darwin had one goal with Expression, it was to demonstrate the power of his theories for ... Read more

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Published in 1872, The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals was a book at the very heart of Darwin's research interests - a central pillar of his 'human' series. This book engaged some of the hardest questions in the evolution debate, and it showed the ever-cautious Darwin at his boldest. If Darwin had one goal with Expression, it was to demonstrate the power of his theories for
... Read more
La vraie nature de la bête humaine

Carnet d'un biologiste

by Cyrille Barrette ...

Nous sommes parents avec toutes les bêtes. Mais qu’est-ce qui distingue réellement l’animal humain des autres espèces ? Dans le monde vivant, la sélection naturelle est le moteur de l’évolution ; il n’en est pas tout à fait ainsi pour l’Homo sapiens d’aujourd’hui. Contrairement aux autres espèces, les mammifères humains que nous sommes sont motivés par la recherche du plaisir et s’adonnent à des ... Read more

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Nous sommes parents avec toutes les bêtes. Mais qu’est-ce qui distingue réellement l’animal humain des autres espèces ? Dans le monde vivant, la sélection naturelle est le moteur de l’évolution ; il n’en est pas tout à fait ainsi pour l’Homo sapiens d’aujourd’hui. Contrairement aux autres espèces, les mammifères humains que nous sommes sont motivés par la recherche du plaisir et s’adonnent à des
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Quarks to Culture

How We Came to Be

by Tyler Volk ...

Our world is nested, both physically and socially, and at each level we find innovations that are necessary for the next. Consider: atoms combine to form molecules, molecules combine to form single-celled organisms; when people come together, they build societies. Physics has gone far in mapping the basic mechanics of the simplest things and the dynamics of the overall nesting, as have biology and ... Read more

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Our world is nested, both physically and socially, and at each level we find innovations that are necessary for the next. Consider: atoms combine to form molecules, molecules combine to form single-celled organisms; when people come together, they build societies. Physics has gone far in mapping the basic mechanics of the simplest things and the dynamics of the overall nesting, as have biology and
... Read more
This Is Life

A Journey from Inside Your Body to Beyond Earth

by Christophe Galfard ...

Christophe Galfard, acclaimed author of the international bestseller The Universe in Your Hand**, takes readers on an extraordinary journey across time and space—from the origins of Earth’s life to the search for extraterrestrials.**What is life? In this majestic book, Christophe Galfard, celebrated author and former graduate student of Stephen Hawking, takes us on a wonder-filled voyage to answer ... Read more

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Christophe Galfard, acclaimed author of the international bestseller The Universe in Your Hand**, takes readers on an extraordinary journey across time and space—from the origins of Earth’s life to the search for extraterrestrials.**What is life? In this majestic book, Christophe Galfard, celebrated author and former graduate student of Stephen Hawking, takes us on a wonder-filled voyage to answer
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Evolution in Minutes

by Darren Naish ...

Series series In Minutes
Evolution in Minutes is your compact and accessible guide to the central concepts of the science of evolution, revealing how biological populations change over successive generations. Covering the basics of speciation, genesis, and extinction in animals, plants, and humans alike--from the origins and development of life to artificial selection and evolutionary algorithms--this is the fastest, ... Read more

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Evolution in Minutes is your compact and accessible guide to the central concepts of the science of evolution, revealing how biological populations change over successive generations. Covering the basics of speciation, genesis, and extinction in animals, plants, and humans alike--from the origins and development of life to artificial selection and evolutionary algorithms--this is the fastest,
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The Selfless Gene

Living with God and Darwin

by Charles Foster ...

If evolutionary theory is correct, what does that say about creator God?Ever since the famous debate on Darwinism between Huxley and Wilberforce in 1860, there has been little real conversation between the scientific community and much of the Christian world. This book offers the prospect of reconciliation between what are seen as two opposing worldviews.With remarkable insight and skill, Foster ... Read more

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If evolutionary theory is correct, what does that say about creator God?Ever since the famous debate on Darwinism between Huxley and Wilberforce in 1860, there has been little real conversation between the scientific community and much of the Christian world. This book offers the prospect of reconciliation between what are seen as two opposing worldviews.With remarkable insight and skill, Foster
... Read more
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
... Read more
Evolution

by James A. S. Watson ...

The idea of Evolution is an old one. It is older than the Darwinian hypothesis; it is older than Lamarck, who published his particular theory in 1809, the year that Darwin was born; it is older than Buffon or Kant. In a fairly definite form it is as old as Aristotle. The Evolution idea has thus itself evolved, and is the product of many centuries of thought. Yet it was only the last generation ... Read more

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The idea of Evolution is an old one. It is older than the Darwinian hypothesis; it is older than Lamarck, who published his particular theory in 1809, the year that Darwin was born; it is older than Buffon or Kant. In a fairly definite form it is as old as Aristotle. The Evolution idea has thus itself evolved, and is the product of many centuries of thought. Yet it was only the last generation
... Read more
Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design

by Jonathan Wells ...

Darwin is an emperor who has no clothes— but it takes a brave man to say so. Jonathan Wells, a microbiologist with two Ph.D.s (from Berkeley and Yale), is that brave man. Most textbooks on evolution are written by Darwinists with an ideological ax to grind. Brave dissidents—qualified scientists—who try to teach or write about intelligent design are silenced and sent to the academic gulag. But fear ... Read more

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Darwin is an emperor who has no clothes— but it takes a brave man to say so. Jonathan Wells, a microbiologist with two Ph.D.s (from Berkeley and Yale), is that brave man. Most textbooks on evolution are written by Darwinists with an ideological ax to grind. Brave dissidents—qualified scientists—who try to teach or write about intelligent design are silenced and sent to the academic gulag. But fear
... Read more
The Evolution of Religions

A History of Related Traditions

by Lance Grande ...

Thousands of religions have adherents today, and countless more have existed throughout history. What accounts for this astonishing diversity?This extraordinarily ambitious and comprehensive book demonstrates how evolutionary systematics and philosophy can yield new insight into the development of organized religion. Lance Grande—a leading evolutionary systematist—examines the growth and ... Read more

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Thousands of religions have adherents today, and countless more have existed throughout history. What accounts for this astonishing diversity?This extraordinarily ambitious and comprehensive book demonstrates how evolutionary systematics and philosophy can yield new insight into the development of organized religion. Lance Grande—a leading evolutionary systematist—examines the growth and
... Read more
Homo Sapiens Rediscovered: The Scientific Revolution Rewriting Our Origins (The Rediscovered Series)

by Paul Pettitt ...

Series Book 0 - The Rediscovered Series
A world renowned expert reveals how our understanding of the evolution of our species has been transformed by momentous discoveries and technological advancements.Who are we? How do scientists define Homo sapiens, and how does our species differ from the extinct hominins that came before us? In this accessible, lushly illustrated account palaeoarchaeologist Paul Pettitt shows how the latest ... Read more

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A world renowned expert reveals how our understanding of the evolution of our species has been transformed by momentous discoveries and technological advancements.Who are we? How do scientists define Homo sapiens, and how does our species differ from the extinct hominins that came before us? In this accessible, lushly illustrated account palaeoarchaeologist Paul Pettitt shows how the latest
... Read more
Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation

'Exploring Evolution: A Victorian Perspective on Natural History'

by Robert Chambers ...

In "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation," Robert Chambers presents a thought-provoking exploration of evolutionary theory that deftly combines scientific inquiry with philosophical reflection. Published in 1844, this seminal work predates Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" and argues for a gradual development of life and the universe. Chambers employs a clear, engaging literary style that ... Read more

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In "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation," Robert Chambers presents a thought-provoking exploration of evolutionary theory that deftly combines scientific inquiry with philosophical reflection. Published in 1844, this seminal work predates Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" and argues for a gradual development of life and the universe. Chambers employs a clear, engaging literary style that
... Read more
Darwin's Bluff

by Robert Shedinger ...

Tucked away in Charles Darwin's surviving papers is a manuscript of almost 300,000 words that he never completed. It was his sequel to The Origin of Species. It was the book he had promised would finally supply solid empirical evidence for the creative power of natural selection, evidence he admitted was absent from the Origin, which he repeatedly described as a "mere abstract." Darwin soon ... Read more

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Tucked away in Charles Darwin's surviving papers is a manuscript of almost 300,000 words that he never completed. It was his sequel to The Origin of Species. It was the book he had promised would finally supply solid empirical evidence for the creative power of natural selection, evidence he admitted was absent from the Origin, which he repeatedly described as a "mere abstract." Darwin soon
... Read more
Evolution

What Everyone Needs to Know®

by Robin Dunbar ...

Series series What Everyone Needs to Know
Evolution is one of the most important processes in life. It not only explains the detailed history of life on earth, but its scope also extends into many aspects of our own contemporary behavior-who we are and how we got to be here, our psychology, our cultures-and greatly impacts modern advancements in medicine and conservation biology. Perhaps its most important claim for science is its ability ... Read more

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Evolution is one of the most important processes in life. It not only explains the detailed history of life on earth, but its scope also extends into many aspects of our own contemporary behavior-who we are and how we got to be here, our psychology, our cultures-and greatly impacts modern advancements in medicine and conservation biology. Perhaps its most important claim for science is its ability
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