Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea
Carl Zimmer, Stephen Jay Gould, Richard Hutton
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· 18 ratings · 344 pages · Published: 04 Sep 2001
This remarkable new book, featuring more than 150 color illustrations, presents a rich and up-to-date view of evolution that explores the far-reaching implications of Darwin's theory and emphasizes the power, significance, and relevance of evolution to our lives today. After all, we ourselves are the product of evolution, and we can tackle many of our gravest challenges—from the lethal resurgence of antibiotic-resistant diseases to the wave of extinctions that looms before us—with a sound understanding of the science. It can help us ease our lives in connection to everything that has come before and to every form of life on Earth today.
Filled with rich narrative, award-winning science writing, and the most up-to-date information on topics ranging from Darwinian medicine and sexual selection to the origins of language, evolutionary psychology, and the controversies surrounding creationism, Evolution tells in riveting detail the story of a remarkable scientific journey, from the emergence to the triumph of an idea.