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Darwin's Roadmap to the Curriculum

Evolutionary Studies in Higher Education

Edición de Glenn Geher, David Sloan Wilson, Hadassah Head, Andrew Gallup ...

There is a paradox when it comes to Darwinian ideas within the academy. On one hand, Darwin's theories have famously changed the foundational ideas related to the origins of life, shaping entire disciplines in the biological sciences. On the other hand, people in educated societies across the globe today are famously misinformed and uneducated about Darwinian principles and ideas. Applications of ... Leer más

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There is a paradox when it comes to Darwinian ideas within the academy. On one hand, Darwin's theories have famously changed the foundational ideas related to the origins of life, shaping entire disciplines in the biological sciences. On the other hand, people in educated societies across the globe today are famously misinformed and uneducated about Darwinian principles and ideas. Applications of
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Our Future as Humans

de Lou Shook ...

“Throughout our history, we humans have been driven by the goal of a better life, driven to reach a level of major achievement. As such, the liberal world order established by the United States a little over seven decades ago, has been a long period of prosperity, widespread democracy, and peace among the great powers - a dramatic departure from the historical norm.“Today, with the tremendous ... Leer más

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“Throughout our history, we humans have been driven by the goal of a better life, driven to reach a level of major achievement. As such, the liberal world order established by the United States a little over seven decades ago, has been a long period of prosperity, widespread democracy, and peace among the great powers - a dramatic departure from the historical norm.“Today, with the tremendous
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Meeting at Grand Central

Understanding the Social and Evolutionary Roots of Cooperation

de Lee Cronk, Beth L. Leech ...

A revolutionary approach to the study of cooperation that unites evolutionary biology and the social sciencesFrom the family to the workplace to the marketplace, every facet of our lives is shaped by cooperative interactions. Yet everywhere we look, we are confronted by proof of how difficult cooperation can be—snarled traffic, polarized politics, overexploited resources, social problems that go ... Leer más

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A revolutionary approach to the study of cooperation that unites evolutionary biology and the social sciencesFrom the family to the workplace to the marketplace, every facet of our lives is shaped by cooperative interactions. Yet everywhere we look, we are confronted by proof of how difficult cooperation can be—snarled traffic, polarized politics, overexploited resources, social problems that go
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The Energy Game

de Azhar Feili ...

What if everything—from stars to civilizations, from DNA to artificial intelligence—is playing the same game?For centuries, we have divided reality into separate disciplines. Physics explains matter. Biology explains life. Psychology explains the mind. Economics explains societies. Technology explains the future.But what if they are all describing different chapters of the same story?In this bold ... Leer más

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What if everything—from stars to civilizations, from DNA to artificial intelligence—is playing the same game?For centuries, we have divided reality into separate disciplines. Physics explains matter. Biology explains life. Psychology explains the mind. Economics explains societies. Technology explains the future.But what if they are all describing different chapters of the same story?In this bold
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Перья, кровь и миллионы лет: Полная история динозавров

de Райли Блэк ...

Traducido por Алексей Давыдов ...

Series series Научный интерес
В палеонтологии одна кость может переписать историю целого континента. Эта книга — история торжества эволюции, которое длился 160 миллионов лет. Автор разрушает стереотип о динозаврах как о медлительных, холоднокровных ящерах, обреченных на вымирание. Опираясь на новейшие находки — от «беременного» тираннозавра Би-рекс до пернатых хищников Китая, — исследовательница реконструирует жизнь владык ... Leer más

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В палеонтологии одна кость может переписать историю целого континента. Эта книга — история торжества эволюции, которое длился 160 миллионов лет. Автор разрушает стереотип о динозаврах как о медлительных, холоднокровных ящерах, обреченных на вымирание. Опираясь на новейшие находки — от «беременного» тираннозавра Би-рекс до пернатых хищников Китая, — исследовательница реконструирует жизнь владык
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Jezreel, You Were Not Made From Apes

de Elvis Sanchez ...

Jezreel, You Were Not Made From ApesMost books about evolution begin with the assumption that the story is already settled. This book takes a completely fresh approach. Written by structural theorist Elvis Sanchez for his teenage daughter before her high school evolution class, this work challenges one of the most influential ideas of the modern world from a Christian and logical perspective. ... Leer más

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Jezreel, You Were Not Made From ApesMost books about evolution begin with the assumption that the story is already settled. This book takes a completely fresh approach. Written by structural theorist Elvis Sanchez for his teenage daughter before her high school evolution class, this work challenges one of the most influential ideas of the modern world from a Christian and logical perspective.
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Évolution et Conception : Logique et Preuves

de Ammar Adil ...

L'évolution est aujourd'hui présentée comme un fait absolu, étayé par de nombreuses preuves. Ceux qui n'y croient pas sont perçus comme des conspirationnistes désespérés et motivés par des raisons religieuses. Ce livre déconstruit en profondeur cette idée fausse grâce à une analyse minutieuse de la logique qui sous-tend l'évolution et des preuves scientifiques couramment utilisées pour la soutenir ... Leer más

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L'évolution est aujourd'hui présentée comme un fait absolu, étayé par de nombreuses preuves. Ceux qui n'y croient pas sont perçus comme des conspirationnistes désespérés et motivés par des raisons religieuses. Ce livre déconstruit en profondeur cette idée fausse grâce à une analyse minutieuse de la logique qui sous-tend l'évolution et des preuves scientifiques couramment utilisées pour la soutenir
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The Evolution of Animal Communication

Reliability and Deception in Signaling Systems

de William A. Searcy, Stephen Nowicki ...

Series series Monographs in Behavior and Ecology
Gull chicks beg for food from their parents. Peacocks spread their tails to attract potential mates. Meerkats alert family members of the approach of predators. But are these--and other animals--sometimes dishonest? That's what William Searcy and Stephen Nowicki ask in The Evolution of Animal Communication. They take on the fascinating yet perplexing question of the dependability of animal ... Leer más

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Gull chicks beg for food from their parents. Peacocks spread their tails to attract potential mates. Meerkats alert family members of the approach of predators. But are these--and other animals--sometimes dishonest? That's what William Searcy and Stephen Nowicki ask in The Evolution of Animal Communication. They take on the fascinating yet perplexing question of the dependability of animal
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Sea Mammals

The Past and Present Lives of Our Oceans’ Cornerstone Species

de Annalisa Berta ...

A richly illustrated introduction to the world’s living and extinct sea mammalsFrom the gregarious sea otter and playful dolphins to the sociable narwhal and iconic polar bear, sea mammals are a large, diverse, and increasingly precious group. In this book, Annalisa Berta, a leading expert on sea mammals and their evolution, presents an engaging and richly illustrated introduction to past and ... Leer más

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A richly illustrated introduction to the world’s living and extinct sea mammalsFrom the gregarious sea otter and playful dolphins to the sociable narwhal and iconic polar bear, sea mammals are a large, diverse, and increasingly precious group. In this book, Annalisa Berta, a leading expert on sea mammals and their evolution, presents an engaging and richly illustrated introduction to past and
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A Dog's World

Imagining the Lives of Dogs in a World without Humans

de Jessica Pierce, Marc Bekoff ...

From two of the world’s leading authorities on dogs, an imaginative journey into a future of dogs without peopleWhat would happen to dogs if humans simply disappeared? Would dogs be able to survive on their own without us? A Dog’s World imagines a posthuman future for dogs, revealing how dogs would survive—and possibly even thrive—and explaining how this new and revolutionary perspective can guide ... Leer más

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From two of the world’s leading authorities on dogs, an imaginative journey into a future of dogs without peopleWhat would happen to dogs if humans simply disappeared? Would dogs be able to survive on their own without us? A Dog’s World imagines a posthuman future for dogs, revealing how dogs would survive—and possibly even thrive—and explaining how this new and revolutionary perspective can guide
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Charles Darwin

An Anthology

de Marston Bates, Philip S. Humphrey, Lionel Tiger ...

Although his name has become a household word after he published Th e Origin of Species, a one-volume edition of his writings that covers the full gamut of his theoretical as well as scientific writings has not been available for many years. Charles Darwin: An Anthology, covers the heart of the five books for which the author is best known. This readable volume includes The Autobiography, The ... Leer más

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Although his name has become a household word after he published Th e Origin of Species, a one-volume edition of his writings that covers the full gamut of his theoretical as well as scientific writings has not been available for many years. Charles Darwin: An Anthology, covers the heart of the five books for which the author is best known. This readable volume includes The Autobiography, The
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Adaptation and Human Behavior

An Anthropological Perspective

de Napoleon Chagnon ...

Series series Evolutionary Foundations of Human Behavior Series
This volume presents state-of-the-art empirical studies working in a paradigm that has become known as human behavioral ecology. The emergence of this approach in anthropology was marked by publication by Aldine in 1979 of an earlier collection of studies edited by Chagnon and Irons entitled Evolutionary Biology and Human Social Behavior: An Anthropological Perspective. During the two decades that ... Leer más

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This volume presents state-of-the-art empirical studies working in a paradigm that has become known as human behavioral ecology. The emergence of this approach in anthropology was marked by publication by Aldine in 1979 of an earlier collection of studies edited by Chagnon and Irons entitled Evolutionary Biology and Human Social Behavior: An Anthropological Perspective. During the two decades that
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Flowering Plants. Monocots

Poaceae

de Elizabeth A. Kellogg ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This volume is the outcome of a modern phylogenetic analysis of the grass family based on multiple sources of data, in particular molecular systematic studies resulting from a concerted effort by researchers worldwide, including the author. In the classification given here grasses are subdivided into 12 subfamilies with 29 tribes and over 700 genera. The keys and descriptions for the taxa above ... Leer más

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This volume is the outcome of a modern phylogenetic analysis of the grass family based on multiple sources of data, in particular molecular systematic studies resulting from a concerted effort by researchers worldwide, including the author. In the classification given here grasses are subdivided into 12 subfamilies with 29 tribes and over 700 genera. The keys and descriptions for the taxa above
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High Altitude Primates

Edición de Alicia Krzton, Nanda B. Grow, Sharon Gursky-Doyen ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The basic goal of the volume is to compile the most up to date research on how high altitude affects the behavior, ecology, evolution and conservation status of primates, especially in comparison to lowland populations. Historically, the majority of primate studies have focused on lowland populations. However, as the lowlands have been disappearing, more and more primatologists have begun studying ... Leer más

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The basic goal of the volume is to compile the most up to date research on how high altitude affects the behavior, ecology, evolution and conservation status of primates, especially in comparison to lowland populations. Historically, the majority of primate studies have focused on lowland populations. However, as the lowlands have been disappearing, more and more primatologists have begun studying
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New Evolutionary Social Science

Human Nature, Social Behavior, and Social Change

de Heinz-Jurgen Niedenzu, Tamas Meleghy, Peter Meyer ...

Social scientists have long declared their autonomy from the natural sciences, and in doing so have tended to neglect important biological constraints on human nature. Many sociological theories have suggested a nearly complete malleability of patterns of social life. The New Evolutionary Social Science challenges this view by building on Stephen K. Sanderson's 'Darwinian conflict theory' which ... Leer más

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Social scientists have long declared their autonomy from the natural sciences, and in doing so have tended to neglect important biological constraints on human nature. Many sociological theories have suggested a nearly complete malleability of patterns of social life. The New Evolutionary Social Science challenges this view by building on Stephen K. Sanderson's 'Darwinian conflict theory' which
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Primates and Their Relatives in Phylogenetic Perspective

Edición de Ross D.E. MacPhee ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
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Эволюция человека. Кн. 1. Обезьяны, кости и гены

de Александр Марков ...

Series series Элементы (Россия)
В своей новой книге "Эволюция человека" Александр Марков затрагивает самые разные темы — от периодизации расселения первых людей до генетических основ политических и религиозных воззрений. Автор ставит множество вопросов и ищет на них ответы вместе с читателем, привлекая обширный материал последних исследований в антропологии, генетике и эволюционной психологии. Кто мы? Чем мы отличаемся от ... Leer más

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В своей новой книге "Эволюция человека" Александр Марков затрагивает самые разные темы — от периодизации расселения первых людей до генетических основ политических и религиозных воззрений. Автор ставит множество вопросов и ищет на них ответы вместе с читателем, привлекая обширный материал последних исследований в антропологии, генетике и эволюционной психологии. Кто мы? Чем мы отличаемся от
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The Expression of the Emotion in Man and Animals (Illustrated and Annotated)

de Charles Darwin ...

The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals is a book by Charles Darwin, published in 1872, concerning genetically determined aspects of behavior. It was published thirteen years after On the Origin of Species and alongside his 1871 book The Descent of Man, it is Darwin's main consideration of human origins. In this novel, Darwin seeks to trace the animal origins of human characteristics, ... Leer más

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The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals is a book by Charles Darwin, published in 1872, concerning genetically determined aspects of behavior. It was published thirteen years after On the Origin of Species and alongside his 1871 book The Descent of Man, it is Darwin's main consideration of human origins. In this novel, Darwin seeks to trace the animal origins of human characteristics,
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Statistical Physics and Computational Methods for Evolutionary Game Theory

de Marco Alberto Javarone ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book presents an introduction to Evolutionary Game Theory (EGT) which is an emerging field in the area of complex systems attracting the attention of researchers from disparate scientific communities. EGT allows one to represent and study several complex phenomena, such as the emergence of cooperation in social systems, the role of conformity in shaping the equilibrium of a population, and ... Leer más

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This book presents an introduction to Evolutionary Game Theory (EGT) which is an emerging field in the area of complex systems attracting the attention of researchers from disparate scientific communities. EGT allows one to represent and study several complex phenomena, such as the emergence of cooperation in social systems, the role of conformity in shaping the equilibrium of a population, and
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Evolution: Woher kommt der Mensch? (GEO eBook Single)

Edición de GEO Magazin, GEO eBook, GEO ...

Series series GEO eBook Single
Die Idee, der moderne Mensch sei durch einen einmaligen Geniestreich der Evolution entstanden – ein Hirngespinst. Fossilienfunde und Erbgutanalysen zeigen: Die Vielfalt unserer Vorfahren war größer als angenommen, und sie haben sich vermischt. Auch mit dem Homo sapiens. So wurde er zu dem, was er ist Die großen Themen der Zeit sind manchmal kompliziert. Aber oft genügt schon eine ausführliche und ... Leer más

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Die Idee, der moderne Mensch sei durch einen einmaligen Geniestreich der Evolution entstanden – ein Hirngespinst. Fossilienfunde und Erbgutanalysen zeigen: Die Vielfalt unserer Vorfahren war größer als angenommen, und sie haben sich vermischt. Auch mit dem Homo sapiens. So wurde er zu dem, was er ist Die großen Themen der Zeit sind manchmal kompliziert. Aber oft genügt schon eine ausführliche und
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Criação E Evolução

Um Confronto Entre Evolucionismo Teísta, Darwinismo Casualista E Criacionismo - Ensaio

de Guido Pagliarino ...

Traducido por Verônica Santos ...

Ensaio que trata de temas ligados ao evolucionismo, relacionados àqueles em que florescem preconceitos e imprecisões como, por exemplo, a ideia de que os termos “evolucionismo “e “darwinismo” sejam sinônimos. As teorias evolucionistas na realidade são múltiplas. No ensaio o autor fala, entre outras coisas, do significado do termo acaso, deixa claro que na base da pesquisa científica sempre tem uma ... Leer más

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Ensaio que trata de temas ligados ao evolucionismo, relacionados àqueles em que florescem preconceitos e imprecisões como, por exemplo, a ideia de que os termos “evolucionismo “e “darwinismo” sejam sinônimos. As teorias evolucionistas na realidade são múltiplas. No ensaio o autor fala, entre outras coisas, do significado do termo acaso, deixa claro que na base da pesquisa científica sempre tem uma
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Darwin and Modern Science

de A.C. Seward ...

A.C. Seward was a British geologist and botanist. Seward wrote a detailed book on Charles Darwin and his impact on science as we know it. A table of contents is included. ... Leer más

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A.C. Seward was a British geologist and botanist. Seward wrote a detailed book on Charles Darwin and his impact on science as we know it. A table of contents is included.
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Recent Advancement in White Biotechnology Through Fungi

Volume 1: Diversity and Enzymes Perspectives

Edición de Ajar Nath Yadav, Shashank Mishra, Sangram Singh, Arti Gupta ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
White biotechnology, or industrial biotechnology as it is also known, refers to the use of living cells and/or their enzymes to create industrial products that are more easily degradable, require less energy, create less waste during production and sometimes perform better than products created using traditional chemical processes.Over the last decade considerable progress has been made in white ... Leer más

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White biotechnology, or industrial biotechnology as it is also known, refers to the use of living cells and/or their enzymes to create industrial products that are more easily degradable, require less energy, create less waste during production and sometimes perform better than products created using traditional chemical processes.Over the last decade considerable progress has been made in white
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Fossil Mammals of Asia

Neogene Biostratigraphy and Chronology

Edición de Xiaoming Wang, Lawrence Flynn, Mikael Fortelius ...

Fossil Mammals of Asia, edited by and with contributions from world-renowned scholars, is the first major work devoted to the late Cenozoic (Neogene) mammalian biostratigraphy and geochronology of Asia. This volume employs cutting-edge biostratigraphic and geochemical dating methods to map the emergence of mammals across the continent. Written by specialists working in a variety of Asian regions, ... Leer más

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Fossil Mammals of Asia, edited by and with contributions from world-renowned scholars, is the first major work devoted to the late Cenozoic (Neogene) mammalian biostratigraphy and geochronology of Asia. This volume employs cutting-edge biostratigraphic and geochemical dating methods to map the emergence of mammals across the continent. Written by specialists working in a variety of Asian regions,
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