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Built For Other Worlds: The Evolution Of Extraterrestrial Life

by Carl Mercer ...

For generations, we have imagined alien life as a stranger wearing a familiar shape. These pages tear that illusion apart and step into a universe where life is built by forces far harsher, stranger, and less forgiving than anything on Earth.The journey begins with a simple break from convention, then keeps pushing outward into worlds of crushing gravity, black oceans, frozen seas, poisoned skies, ... Read more

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For generations, we have imagined alien life as a stranger wearing a familiar shape. These pages tear that illusion apart and step into a universe where life is built by forces far harsher, stranger, and less forgiving than anything on Earth.The journey begins with a simple break from convention, then keeps pushing outward into worlds of crushing gravity, black oceans, frozen seas, poisoned skies,
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Everyday Evolution: Unveiling Life's Hidden Patterns

Edited by Barbora Trubenová, Kristína Hudáková, Himani Sachdeva ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book explores the essential concepts of evolutionary biology in an interesting and accessible way. Readers will learn about the mechanisms of evolution and how they shape the world around us, while marvelling at the ingenious adaptations that arise for survival and reproduction over time and across different environments.The book begins by outlining the fundamental principles of evolution, ... Read more

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This book explores the essential concepts of evolutionary biology in an interesting and accessible way. Readers will learn about the mechanisms of evolution and how they shape the world around us, while marvelling at the ingenious adaptations that arise for survival and reproduction over time and across different environments.The book begins by outlining the fundamental principles of evolution,
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The oil-collecting bees of Centris (Aphemisia)/ (Schisthemisia) (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

by Felipe Vivallo ...

This book deals with two lineages of solitary bees that are distributed throughout the Neotropical Region, collecting oil from plants with oil-bearing flowers, producing their reproduction.New species for science belonging to the two groups studied are described here: the subgenera Centris (Aphemisia) and C. (Schisthemisia). Additionally, diagnoses of the species already described, identification ... Read more

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This book deals with two lineages of solitary bees that are distributed throughout the Neotropical Region, collecting oil from plants with oil-bearing flowers, producing their reproduction.New species for science belonging to the two groups studied are described here: the subgenera Centris (Aphemisia) and C. (Schisthemisia). Additionally, diagnoses of the species already described, identification
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Molecular Evolution of RNA Regulatory Enzymes and Their Systems

Edited by Akio Kanai, Allen W. Nicholson ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
With the advent of next-generation sequencing technologies, the genomic sequences for an ever-expanding number of organisms have been decoded, providing immense databases of protein amino acid sequences and DNA and RNA nucleotide sequences. These databases are allowing comparisons across thousands of species, enabling the identification of those that have undergone significant molecular evolution ... Read more

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With the advent of next-generation sequencing technologies, the genomic sequences for an ever-expanding number of organisms have been decoded, providing immense databases of protein amino acid sequences and DNA and RNA nucleotide sequences. These databases are allowing comparisons across thousands of species, enabling the identification of those that have undergone significant molecular evolution
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Lo que habita en nosotros

by Deyanira Morales Tamayo ...

En "Lo que habita en nosotros", el autor nos invita a un viaje fascinante hacia las profundidades de la condición humana. En una exploración que abarca desde la evolución hasta la neurociencia, este libro revela la complejidad del ser humano y cómo nuestro cerebro, esa materia asombrosa, ha dado forma a nuestra comprensión del mundo.Nos sumergimos en la paradoja de ser tanto criaturas de carne y ... Read more

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En "Lo que habita en nosotros", el autor nos invita a un viaje fascinante hacia las profundidades de la condición humana. En una exploración que abarca desde la evolución hasta la neurociencia, este libro revela la complejidad del ser humano y cómo nuestro cerebro, esa materia asombrosa, ha dado forma a nuestra comprensión del mundo.Nos sumergimos en la paradoja de ser tanto criaturas de carne y
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DEL HOMO SAPIENS AL HOMO IRRATIONALIS

by Armando Raúl Flores Urbina ...

¿Qué pasó con el Homo sapiens que dominó el fuego, creó el arte y soñó con conquistar las estrellas?Hoy, ese mismo ser humano parece haberse transformado en el Homo irrationalis: capaz de diseñar tecnologías prodigiosas, pero también de destruir, sin mesura, el planeta que lo sostiene.En Del Homo Sapiens al Homo Irrationalis, el autor nos conduce por un viaje que recorre miles de años de historia, ... Read more

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¿Qué pasó con el Homo sapiens que dominó el fuego, creó el arte y soñó con conquistar las estrellas?Hoy, ese mismo ser humano parece haberse transformado en el Homo irrationalis: capaz de diseñar tecnologías prodigiosas, pero también de destruir, sin mesura, el planeta que lo sostiene.En Del Homo Sapiens al Homo Irrationalis, el autor nos conduce por un viaje que recorre miles de años de historia,
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Is Evolution Compatible with Christianity?

by Christopher Gieschen ...

All of these statements are false: Christians are science-deniers when it comes to evolution. Real science actually lines up more with evolution than creation as found in Genesis. Fossils are evidence for evolution. The Genesis account is fully compatible with evolution. These questions need answers! What exactly is the difference between evolution right and evolution wrong? Is it possible to bend ... Read more

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All of these statements are false: Christians are science-deniers when it comes to evolution. Real science actually lines up more with evolution than creation as found in Genesis. Fossils are evidence for evolution. The Genesis account is fully compatible with evolution. These questions need answers! What exactly is the difference between evolution right and evolution wrong? Is it possible to bend
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Adaptive Diversification

by Michael Doebeli ...

Series Book 48 - Monographs in Population Biology
Understanding the mechanisms driving biological diversity remains a central problem in ecology and evolutionary biology. Traditional explanations assume that differences in selection pressures lead to different adaptations in geographically separated locations. This book takes a different approach and explores adaptive diversification--diversification rooted in ecological interactions and ... Read more

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Understanding the mechanisms driving biological diversity remains a central problem in ecology and evolutionary biology. Traditional explanations assume that differences in selection pressures lead to different adaptations in geographically separated locations. This book takes a different approach and explores adaptive diversification--diversification rooted in ecological interactions and
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Polje svijesti. Prema zajedničkom univerzalnom umu

Nova teorija polja pretvara pojedinačnu svijest u kozmičku stvarnost.

by Bruno Del Medico ...

Series Book 956 - HRV - PensareDiverso
Dugo smo vjerovali da je svijest privatna stvar, skrivena u glavi svake osobe. Nešto poput zatvorene sobe, pojedinačne svjetlosti koja je obasjavala samo naš unutarnji svijet. Danas se, međutim, nešto mijenja. Znanstvena istraživanja o kolektivnom ponašanju, otkrića u društvenoj neuroznanosti, suvremene teorije raspodijeljenog uma, pa čak i određena spoznaja iz kontemplativnih tradicija, čini se, ... Read more

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Dugo smo vjerovali da je svijest privatna stvar, skrivena u glavi svake osobe. Nešto poput zatvorene sobe, pojedinačne svjetlosti koja je obasjavala samo naš unutarnji svijet. Danas se, međutim, nešto mijenja. Znanstvena istraživanja o kolektivnom ponašanju, otkrića u društvenoj neuroznanosti, suvremene teorije raspodijeljenog uma, pa čak i određena spoznaja iz kontemplativnih tradicija, čini se,
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Landscape of the Mind

Human Evolution and the Archaeology of Thought

by John Hoffecker ...

In Landscape of the Mind, John F. Hoffecker explores the origin and growth of the human mind, drawing on archaeology, history, and the fossil record. He suggests that, as an indirect result of bipedal locomotion, early humans developed a feedback relationship among their hands, brains, and tools that evolved into the capacity to externalize thoughts in the form of shaped stone objects. When ... Read more

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In Landscape of the Mind, John F. Hoffecker explores the origin and growth of the human mind, drawing on archaeology, history, and the fossil record. He suggests that, as an indirect result of bipedal locomotion, early humans developed a feedback relationship among their hands, brains, and tools that evolved into the capacity to externalize thoughts in the form of shaped stone objects. When
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The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 25, 1877

by Charles Darwin ...

Series series The Correspondence of Charles Darwin
This volume is part of the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin, the most celebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century. Notes and appendixes put these fascinating and wide-ranging letters in context, making the letters accessible to both scholars and general readers. Darwin depended on correspondence to collect data from all over the world, and to discuss his emerging ... Read more

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This volume is part of the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin, the most celebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century. Notes and appendixes put these fascinating and wide-ranging letters in context, making the letters accessible to both scholars and general readers. Darwin depended on correspondence to collect data from all over the world, and to discuss his emerging
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Evolution of Dental Tissues and Paleobiology in Selachians

by Guillaume Guinot, Sebastien Enault, Gilles Cuny ...

Chondrichthyans possess unique anatomical features compared to other vertebrates, in particular a fully cartilaginous skeleton and a permanently renewed dentition. These characteristics make the fossilization of whole bodies difficult and consequently their fossil record consists mainly of a large number of isolated teeth. The study of their dentition is therefore of primary interest for our ... Read more

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Chondrichthyans possess unique anatomical features compared to other vertebrates, in particular a fully cartilaginous skeleton and a permanently renewed dentition. These characteristics make the fossilization of whole bodies difficult and consequently their fossil record consists mainly of a large number of isolated teeth. The study of their dentition is therefore of primary interest for our
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Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World - Africa Volume 3

Edited by Mohamed Neffati, Hanen Najjaa, Ákos Máthé ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This volume in the series is devoted to Africa, a continent that possesses a vast treasure of medicinal plants and has produced some exclusive materials for the world market. This volume is expected to strengthen the medicinal plant sector in African countries by making comprehensive information on medicinal and aromatic plants available to policy-makers and entrepreneurs. It can be used to frame ... Read more

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This volume in the series is devoted to Africa, a continent that possesses a vast treasure of medicinal plants and has produced some exclusive materials for the world market. This volume is expected to strengthen the medicinal plant sector in African countries by making comprehensive information on medicinal and aromatic plants available to policy-makers and entrepreneurs. It can be used to frame
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The Botanic Garden by Erasmus Darwin

Volume I

by Adam Komisaruk ...

Series series The Pickering Masters
The career of Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) affords an extraordinary glimpse into the intellectual ferment of late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century Britain. As a popular poet, practicing physician, inventor of speaking machines and mechanical birds, essayer of natural history from geology to meteorology, and proponent of an evolutionary theory that inspired his famous grandson Charles, he ... Read more

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The career of Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) affords an extraordinary glimpse into the intellectual ferment of late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century Britain. As a popular poet, practicing physician, inventor of speaking machines and mechanical birds, essayer of natural history from geology to meteorology, and proponent of an evolutionary theory that inspired his famous grandson Charles, he
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Behaviour, Development and Evolution

by Patrick Bateson ...

The role of parents in shaping the characters of their children, the causes of violence and crime, and the roots of personal unhappiness are central to humanity. Like so many fundamental questions about human existence, these issues all relate to behavioural development. In this lucid and accessible book, eminent biologist Professor Sir Patrick Bateson suggests that the nature/nurture dichotomy we ... Read more

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The role of parents in shaping the characters of their children, the causes of violence and crime, and the roots of personal unhappiness are central to humanity. Like so many fundamental questions about human existence, these issues all relate to behavioural development. In this lucid and accessible book, eminent biologist Professor Sir Patrick Bateson suggests that the nature/nurture dichotomy we
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Man's Selection

Charles Darwin's Theory of Creation, Evolution, And Intelligent Design

by Barbara Angle, Marc Watson ...

Man’s Selection sets the scientific record straight by taking a fresh look at Charles Darwin’s phenomenal theories regarding Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design. In The Origin of Species, Darwin stated that “the Creator” originated one or more forms of life, that “the Creator” established the laws governing nature, and that “the works of the Creator” were superior to those of man. Darwin ... Read more

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Man’s Selection sets the scientific record straight by taking a fresh look at Charles Darwin’s phenomenal theories regarding Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design. In The Origin of Species, Darwin stated that “the Creator” originated one or more forms of life, that “the Creator” established the laws governing nature, and that “the works of the Creator” were superior to those of man. Darwin
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Apen med den praktfulle kappen.

Fra den opprinnelige skjørheten til universell bevissthet.

by Bruno Del Medico ...

Series Book 953 - NOR - PensareDiverso
I årtusener har vi beskrevet oss selv som en «naken ape»: et sårbart dyr, plutselig kastet ut i verden uten klør eller rustning, omgitt av uforståelige naturkrefter og bedre rustede rovdyr, gjort kjent av etologen og antropologen Desmond Morris takket være hans berømte bok fra 1967 med tittelen «The Naked Ape». Et skremt vesen som har lært å overleve ved å finne på historier, symboler, guder og ... Read more

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I årtusener har vi beskrevet oss selv som en «naken ape»: et sårbart dyr, plutselig kastet ut i verden uten klør eller rustning, omgitt av uforståelige naturkrefter og bedre rustede rovdyr, gjort kjent av etologen og antropologen Desmond Morris takket være hans berømte bok fra 1967 med tittelen «The Naked Ape». Et skremt vesen som har lært å overleve ved å finne på historier, symboler, guder og
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Małpa w wspaniałej szacie.

Od pierwotnej kruchości do uniwersalnej świadomości.

by Bruno Del Medico ...

Series Book 953 - POL - PensareDiverso
Przez tysiąclecia opowiadaliśmy sobie o sobie jako o „nagiej małpie”: kruchym zwierzęciu, nagle wrzuconym w świat bez pazurów i pancerza, otoczonym niezrozumiałymi siłami natury i lepiej wyposażonymi drapieżnikami, rozsławionym przez Desmonda Morrisa, etologa i antropologa, dzięki jego słynnej książce z 1967 roku zatytułowanej właśnie „The Naked Ape” (Naga małpa). Przerażone stworzenie, które ... Read more

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Przez tysiąclecia opowiadaliśmy sobie o sobie jako o „nagiej małpie”: kruchym zwierzęciu, nagle wrzuconym w świat bez pazurów i pancerza, otoczonym niezrozumiałymi siłami natury i lepiej wyposażonymi drapieżnikami, rozsławionym przez Desmonda Morrisa, etologa i antropologa, dzięki jego słynnej książce z 1967 roku zatytułowanej właśnie „The Naked Ape” (Naga małpa). Przerażone stworzenie, które
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Tietoisuuden kenttä. Kohti yhteistä universaalia mieltä

Uusi kenttäteoria muuttaa yksilöllisen tietoisuuden kosmiseksi todellisuudeksi.

by Bruno Del Medico ...

Series Book 956 - FIN - PensareDiverso
Pitkään uskoimme, että tietoisuus oli yksityinen asia, joka oli kätketty jokaisen päähän. Eräänlainen suljettu huone, yksilöllinen liekki, joka valaisi vain omaa sisäistä maailmaamme. Nykyään kuitenkin jotain on muuttumassa. Kollektiivista käyttäytymistä koskevat tieteelliset tutkimukset, sosiaalisen neurotieteen löydökset, nykyiset hajautetun mielen teoriat ja jopa tietyt kontemplatiivisista ... Read more

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Pitkään uskoimme, että tietoisuus oli yksityinen asia, joka oli kätketty jokaisen päähän. Eräänlainen suljettu huone, yksilöllinen liekki, joka valaisi vain omaa sisäistä maailmaamme. Nykyään kuitenkin jotain on muuttumassa. Kollektiivista käyttäytymistä koskevat tieteelliset tutkimukset, sosiaalisen neurotieteen löydökset, nykyiset hajautetun mielen teoriat ja jopa tietyt kontemplatiivisista
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Sąmonės laukas. Link bendros visuotinės sąmonės

Naujoji laukų teorija paverčia individualią sąmonę kosmine realybe.

by Bruno Del Medico ...

Series Book 956 - LTU - PensareDiverso
Ilgą laiką tikėjome, kad sąmonė yra privatus dalykas, saugomas kiekvieno žmogaus galvoje. Tarsi uždara patalpa, individuali liepsnelė, apšviečianti tik mūsų vidinį pasaulį. Tačiau šiandien kažkas keičiasi. Moksliniai kolektyvinio elgesio tyrimai, socialinių neuromokslų atradimai, šiuolaikinės paskirstyto proto teorijos ir netgi tam tikros intuicijos, kilusios iš kontempliatyvių tradicijų, atrodo, ... Read more

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Ilgą laiką tikėjome, kad sąmonė yra privatus dalykas, saugomas kiekvieno žmogaus galvoje. Tarsi uždara patalpa, individuali liepsnelė, apšviečianti tik mūsų vidinį pasaulį. Tačiau šiandien kažkas keičiasi. Moksliniai kolektyvinio elgesio tyrimai, socialinių neuromokslų atradimai, šiuolaikinės paskirstyto proto teorijos ir netgi tam tikros intuicijos, kilusios iš kontempliatyvių tradicijų, atrodo,
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非接觸式、非侵入式生殖系統改良之長生不老動物的「第二型長生器官模型理論」－雙軸再生管、長生眼睛與長生耳朵

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by 菲利普·皮內爾 ...

Series Book 1 - 1
本文主要針對非接觸式、非侵入式生殖系統改良之動物，提出「長生不老」的器官模型理論(長生器官模型理論)。本文為一系列「長生器官模型理論」電子書籍當中的第二集。在本文中，提出「第二型長生器官模型理論」。首先，以動物倫理、人倫的觀點，探討「長生不老」雌性動物於永恆性侵、永恆懷孕、永恆承載肉體痛苦而生產後代的生存痛苦，來解釋筆者所提出的「第二型長生器官模型理論」只能使用在非接觸式、非侵入式生殖系統改良之動物的原因。挑選筆者提出的「第二型長生器官模型理論」而創造出恆久不老的動物，筆者必須限定動物之生殖系統必須為非接觸式、非侵入式生殖系統。筆者如此規定是根基於仁慈的理念，在避免雌性動物被性侵、懷孕、生產之恆久肉身的痛苦。筆者目前存在有現有之生殖系統改良的器官設計可以提供參考：提出雌性哺乳類動物的生殖系統器官改良，主要改良特色是雌性是無性生殖，會排出大便大小的「收縮囊」離開母體，使雌性不會懷孕 ... Read more

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本文主要針對非接觸式、非侵入式生殖系統改良之動物，提出「長生不老」的器官模型理論(長生器官模型理論)。本文為一系列「長生器官模型理論」電子書籍當中的第二集。在本文中，提出「第二型長生器官模型理論」。首先，以動物倫理、人倫的觀點，探討「長生不老」雌性動物於永恆性侵、永恆懷孕、永恆承載肉體痛苦而生產後代的生存痛苦，來解釋筆者所提出的「第二型長生器官模型理論」只能使用在非接觸式、非侵入式生殖系統改良之動物的原因。挑選筆者提出的「第二型長生器官模型理論」而創造出恆久不老的動物，筆者必須限定動物之生殖系統必須為非接觸式、非侵入式生殖系統。筆者如此規定是根基於仁慈的理念，在避免雌性動物被性侵、懷孕、生產之恆久肉身的痛苦。筆者目前存在有現有之生殖系統改良的器官設計可以提供參考：提出雌性哺乳類動物的生殖系統器官改良，主要改良特色是雌性是無性生殖，會排出大便大小的「收縮囊」離開母體，使雌性不會懷孕
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The Ecology and Evolution of Inducible Defenses

Edited by Ralph Tollrian, C. Drew Harvell ...

Inducible defenses--those often dramatic phenotypic shifts in prey activated by biological agents ranging from predators to pathogens--are widespread in the natural world. Yet research on the inducible defenses used by vertebrates, invertebrates, and plants in terrestrial, marine, and freshwater habitats has largely developed along independent lines. Ralph Tollrian and Drew Harvell seek to change ... Read more

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Inducible defenses--those often dramatic phenotypic shifts in prey activated by biological agents ranging from predators to pathogens--are widespread in the natural world. Yet research on the inducible defenses used by vertebrates, invertebrates, and plants in terrestrial, marine, and freshwater habitats has largely developed along independent lines. Ralph Tollrian and Drew Harvell seek to change
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Out of Our Minds

What We Think and How We Came to Think It

by Felipe Fernández-Armesto ...

"A stimulating history of how the imagination interacted with its sibling psychological faculties—emotion, perception and reason—to shape the history of human mental life."—The Wall Street JournalTo imagine—to see what is not there—is the startling ability that has fueled human development and innovation through the centuries. As a species we stand alone in our remarkable capacity to refashion the ... Read more

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"A stimulating history of how the imagination interacted with its sibling psychological faculties—emotion, perception and reason—to shape the history of human mental life."—The Wall Street JournalTo imagine—to see what is not there—is the startling ability that has fueled human development and innovation through the centuries. As a species we stand alone in our remarkable capacity to refashion the
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Deep Homology?

Uncanny Similarities of Humans and Flies Uncovered by Evo-Devo

by Lewis I. Held, Jr ...

Humans and flies look nothing alike, yet their genetic circuits are remarkably similar. Here, Lewis I. Held, Jr compares the genetics and development of the two to review the evidence for deep homology, the biggest discovery from the emerging field of evolutionary developmental biology. Remnants of the operating system of our hypothetical common ancestor 600 million years ago are compared in ... Read more

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Humans and flies look nothing alike, yet their genetic circuits are remarkably similar. Here, Lewis I. Held, Jr compares the genetics and development of the two to review the evidence for deep homology, the biggest discovery from the emerging field of evolutionary developmental biology. Remnants of the operating system of our hypothetical common ancestor 600 million years ago are compared in
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