Good, easy introduction to basic general science - from how the universe began to life on earth. Nothing new if you are already familiar with the subject.
I have a bit of a nerd crush on Shubin, having now read both of his books this year. What I like about his writing, is that it is as smart and informative as it is accessible. I don't know about your average Joe, but I do not have a degree in evolutionary biology, astronomy, or tectonics, so it was ...
This book is all over the place. Some of that is likely because it took me three days to read this book so my reading was done in shorter chunks. It's very well organized, but looking back it doesn't seem well set up at all. I doubt that makes sense to anyone but me!
Fun and easy to follow listen. Ties together Darwin's evolution of man with the evolution of the universe and some of its constituent parts. If your like me and you just can't get enough about evolution and our place in the universe (who among us can?), than I would recommend this short, well writte...
When the continent of India slammed into Asia creating the Himalayas it changed the world climate which altered the plants available for food eventually leading to our ability to perceive color. How? This fascinating book, a sort of big history/big science blend, is exactly as its title describes i...
I wish some of the chapters had been more detailed. There were chapters dedicated to the ears, our heads (mostly cranial nerves), vision, and eyes. Each chapter was interesting, but I thought they were too short. that's really the only thing I have to say about this book. My reviews suck!
I knew about this book from Trevor's review some time ago. I saw it in the Bibliography of some of Dawkins' books and it that of Why Evolution is True by Jerry A. Coyne which I recently read, and I got interested to read it very soon. It is truly a remarkable work. If not for anything, just because ...
How are embryos like fossils? How did we come to have the hands, arms, heads, bone structures, ears, eyes and many of the other parts we have? It turns out that homo sap is a very jury-rigged critter, an accumulation of biological compromises and re-purposed parts. One can look at fossils to see how...
It can be pretty repetitive and at times...a bit simplistic. You can tell he's pretty happy with his life from how much he talks about himself/people he knows. ;D But overall I'm glad to have read it, it went quickly and there were some really cool nuggets of information in it.
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