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Author : Nina Munteanu
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ISBN 13 : 9781896944708
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (447 download)
Download or read book Darwins Paradox written by Nina Munteanu and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nina Munteanu
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781896944685
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (446 download)
Download or read book Darwin's Paradox written by Nina Munteanu and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When an intelligent virus and an intelligent machine conspire to seize North America's largest city, then threaten to spread world chaos, the only person who can save humanity is the woman who started it all"--Cover.
Author : Christine Fielder
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 141165532X
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (116 download)
Download or read book Sexual Paradox: Complementarity, Reproductive Conflict and Human Emergence written by Christine Fielder and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlocks the keys to the paradox of how sexual selection fertilized the explosion of culture, and the resulting fallout, in sexual dominion of man over woman and nature. How sexuality generates the universe, through symmetry-broken complementarity. The implicit conflict of interests of sexual intrigue, in the prisoners' dilemma, and its ecstatic resolution in the cosmology of love. Sexual dominance as a koan for planetary crises. 560 pages containing 270 illustrations.
Author : Stephen Rothman
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1633880737
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (338 download)
Download or read book The Paradox of Evolution written by Stephen Rothman and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines a little-noted contradiction inherent in the two essential elements of Darwin's theory of biological evolution--natural selection and reproduction. Physiologist Stephen Rothman makes the revolutionary claim that the evolution of life's complex and diverse reproductive mechanisms is not the consequence of natural selection. In so doing, he exposes the deepest question possible about life's nature--its reason for being. In meticulously detailed but accessible terms he lays out the crux of the paradox and offers an intriguing solution within a naturalistic framework. In an ostensibly purposeless universe, somehow purposeful life has evolved. For all living things there are two overarching purposes: survival and the creation of new life. Natural selection is about the survival of existing life, but has no interest in life's future, about whether it persists or perishes. By contrast, reproduction is only about the future of life, and has no interest in existing life except as a means to that end. Where do these purposes come from? As Rothman demonstrates, at every level life is wired to react to danger. Counterintuitively, without the danger to its existence, life would not have come into being. As for reproduction, nature's destructive forces drive the creation of new life. Written with great clarity and informed by deep learning, this elegant, thoughtful work tackles some of the most challenging questions raised by the theory of evolution, while calling to mind Darwin's famous words from the conclusion of On the Origin of Species: "There is a grandeur in this view of life."
Author : Antony Joseph
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0128093633
Total Pages : 614 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)
Download or read book Investigating Seafloors and Oceans written by Antony Joseph and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2016-12-08 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigating Seafloors and Oceans: From Mud Volcanoes to Giant Squid offers a bottom-to-top tour of the world’s oceans, exposing the secrets hidden therein from a variety of scientific perspectives. Opening with a discussion of the earth’s formation, hot spots, ridges, plate tectonics, submarine trenches, and cold seeps, the text goes on to address such topics as the role of oceans in the origin of life, tidal bore, thermal effects, ecosystem services, marine creatures, and nutraceutical and pharmaceutical resources. This unique reference provides insight into a wide array of questions that researchers continue to ask about the vast study of oceans and the seafloor. It is a one-of-a-kind examination of oceans that offers important perspectives for researchers, practitioners, and academics in all marine-related fields. Includes chapters addressing various scientific disciplines, offering the opportunity for readers to gain insights on diverse topics in the study of oceans Provides scientific discussion on thermo-tolerant microbial life in sub-seafloor hot sediments and vent fields, as well as the origin of life debates and the puzzles revolving around how life originated Includes detailed information on the origin of dreaded episodes, such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, internal waves and tidal bores Contains information on the contribution of the oceans in terms of providing useful nutraceutical and pharmaceutical products
Author : Elizabeth Kolbert
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408851210
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)
Download or read book The Sixth Extinction written by Elizabeth Kolbert and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Over the last half billion years, there have been five major mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on Earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists are currently monitoring the sixth extinction, predicted to be the most devastating since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. This time around the cataclysm is us. In this book the author tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before. She provides a moving account of the disappearances of various species occurring all around us and traces the evolution of extinction as concept, from its first articulation by Georges Cuvier in revolutionary Paris up to Lyell and Darwin, and through the present day. The sixth extinction is likely to be mankind's most lasting legacy, compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human". -- Back cover.
Author : Charles Wells Moulton
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 808 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors: 1875-1890 written by Charles Wells Moulton and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James MONCREIFF (Baron Moncreiff.)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Reflections on the relation of recent scientific inquiries to the received teaching of Scripture. An address, etc written by James MONCREIFF (Baron Moncreiff.) and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles Darwin
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs written by Charles Darwin and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles Wells Moulton
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 814 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (117 download)
Download or read book 1875-1890 written by Charles Wells Moulton and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 814 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bruce Hofkin
Publisher : Garland Science
ISBN 13 : 1000338037
Total Pages : 1182 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Living in a Microbial World written by Bruce Hofkin and published by Garland Science. This book was released on 2020-11-26 with total page 1182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As with the first edition, this second edition of Living in a Microbial World is written for students taking a general microbiology course, or a microbiology-based course for non-science majors. The conversational style and use of practical, everyday examples make the essential concepts of microbiology accessible to a wide audience. While using this approach, the text maintains scientific rigor with clear explanations spanning the breadth of microbiology, including health, evolution, ecology, food production, biotechnology, and industrial processes. Each chapter contains a series of case studies based on microbiology in the news, in history, and in literature. There are questions at the end of each case study and the end of each chapter, as well as an online quiz with help on answering the questions. The text, questions, and cases have been updated to reflect the changing influence of microbiology in the world today, from the microbiome, to new disease outbreaks (Ebola and Zika) and antibiotic resistance, to new biotechnology tools (CRISPR-Cas).
Author : James B. Miles
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1800461666
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Darwin's Wager written by James B. Miles and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2021-01-28 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the father of gene-centred evolutionary biology, George C. Williams, asked the world’s largest university press to publish a popular-level exposé of Darwin’s wager, he was told the idea was far too radical to put in front of the reading public. Because Darwin wagered in 1871 that humankind is born just another cannibalistic great ape, and that it falls on culture, not biology, to civilise us. Darwin’s wager explains mathematically the enormous power of culture, yet that only by acknowledging this can societies become moral and just. Though many, including the United States, may well never get there. Darwin’s wager has been buried, suppressed, for a century and a half. Darwin couldn’t get the idea out, and the giants of modern evolutionary biology couldn’t get the idea out. So on this 150th anniversary we will fight Darwin’s final battle for him.
Author : Terry Pratchett
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0804168997
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)
Download or read book Darwin's Watch written by Terry Pratchett and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Charles Darwin writes the wrong book and reverses the progress of science, Unseen University’s wizards must once again save Roundworld (Earth, that is) from an apocalyptic end. Ever since a wizardly experiment inadvertently brought about the creation of Roundworld, the wizard scholars of Unseen University have done their best to put things on the right course. In Darwin's Watch they may face their greatest challenge yet: A man called Darwin has written a bestselling book called The Theology of the Species, and his theory of scientific design has been witlessly embraced by Victorian society. As a result, scientific progress has slowed to a crawl, and the wizards must find a way to change history back to the way it should have been. DARWIN'S WATCH EXPLORES THE REVERBERATIONS of major scientific advances on our planet and our culture, the dangers of obscurantism, and the theory of evolution as you have never seen it before. This brilliant addition to Pratchett's beloved Discworld series illustrates with great wit and wisdom how the laws of our universe truly are stranger than fiction.
Author : Conor Cunningham
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802848389
Total Pages : 563 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)
Download or read book Darwin's Pious Idea written by Conor Cunningham and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2010-12-03 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to British scholar Conor Cunningham, the debate today between religion and evolution has been hijacked by extremists: on one side stand fundamentalist believers who reject evolution outright; on the opposing side are fundamentalist atheists who claim that Darwin s theory rules out the possibility of God. Both sides are dead wrong, argues Cunningham, who is at once a Christian and a firm believer in the theory of evolution. In Darwin s Pious Idea Cunningham puts forth a trenchant, compelling case for both creation and evolution, drawing skillfully on an array of philosophical, theological, historical, and scientific sources to buttress his arguments.
Author : Norman A. Johnson
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0429995474
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book Darwin's Reach written by Norman A. Johnson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-12-27 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The application of evolutionary biology addresses a wide range of practical problems in medicine, agriculture, the environment, and society. Such cutting-edge applications are emerging due to recent advances in DNA sequencing, new gene editing tools, and computational methods. This book is about applied evolution – the application of the principles of and information about evolutionary biology to diverse practical matters. Although applied evolution has existed, unrecognized, for a very long time, today’s version has a much wider scope. Evolutionary medicine has formed into its own discipline. Evolutionary approaches have long been employed in agriculture and in conservation biology. But Darwin’s reach now extends beyond just these three fields. It now also includes forensic biology and the law. Ideas from evolutionary biology can be used to inform policy regarding foreign affairs and national security. Applied evolution is not only interdisciplinary, but also multidisciplinary. Consequently, this book is for experts in one field who are interested in expanding their evolutionary horizons. It is also for students, at the undergraduate and graduate levels. One of the public relations challenges faced by evolutionary biology is that most people do not see it being all that relevant to their daily lives. Even many who accept evolution do not grasp how far Darwin’s reach extends. This book will change that perception. Key Features Emphasizes the expanding role evolutionary biology has in today’s world. Includes examples from medicine, law, agriculture, conservation, and even national security Summarizes new technologies and computational methods that originated as innovations based in part or whole on evolutionary theory. Current. Has extensive coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and other recent topics. Documents the important role evolution plays in everyday life. Illustrates the broadly interdisciplinary nature of evolutionary theory. Resources The applications of evolutionary biology are far too numerous to include in just one book. Plus, new scientific findings emerge almost every day underscoring the central role evolution plays in our lives. The author has established a blog site to highlight these fascinating discoveries. Please visit https://darwinsreach.blog to be inspired by “... endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful [that] have been, and are being evolved.” (the last line of Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species).
Author : F. LaGard Smith
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1973617056
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (736 download)
Download or read book Darwin’S Secret Sex Problem written by F. LaGard Smith and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Darwins Secret Sex Problem What Darwin Ignored . . . For all his revolutionary insight into the fascinating processes of evolution so useful to current scientific research, health care, and technology, Darwin never seriously confronted the crucial, insurmountable gap in his grand theory between asexual replication and sexual reproduction. Nor could Darwins famed natural selection have provided simultaneous on-time delivery of the first male/female pair of millions of sexually unique species required for evolutions bedrock premise of common descenta fundamental flaw fatal to the romanticized microbe-to-man Evolution Story. Darwins Secret Sex Problem is a witty, engaging, scientifically sound exploration of perhaps the greatest secret of sexualitythe utter inability of Darwinian evolution to explain its origin (John E. Silvius, PhD, Senior Professor Emeritus of Biology, Cedarville University). I highly recommend this book by F. LaGard Smith, a nonspecialist whose careful research demonstrates that he understands the crucial issues surrounding evolutions fatal sex problem, and who has a remarkable ability to communicate complex concepts to a broad audience (Geoff Barnard, PhD, MA, retired Reproductive Endocrinologist and Cambridge University Research Scientist).
Author : Josiah Royce
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Spirit of Modern Philosophy written by Josiah Royce and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
