How Evolution Explains Everything Abo..., New Scientist
How Evolution Explains Everything Abo..., New Scientist
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How Evolution Explains Everything About Life
From Darwin's brilliant idea to today's epic theory

Author: New Scientist

Narrator: Mark Elstob

Unabridged: 7 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/19/2017

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

The journey of a lifetime exploring the question of whether life is inevitable or a one-off fluke, and how it got kick-started.

How did we get here? All cultures have a creation story, but a little over 150 years ago Charles Darwin introduced a revolutionary new one. We, and all living things, exist because of the action of evolution on the first simple life form and its descendants.

We now know that it has taken 3.8 billions of years of work by the forces of evolution to turn what was once a lump of barren rock into the rich diversity of into plants, animals and microbes that surround us. In the process, evolution has created all manner of useful adaptions, from biological computers (brains) to a system to capture energy from the sun (photosynthesis).

But how does evolution actually work? In Evolution, leading biologists and New Scientist take you on a journey of a lifetime, exploring the question of whether life is inevitable or a one-off fluke, and how it got kick-started. Does evolution have a purpose or direction? Are selfish genes really the driving force of evolution? And is evolution itself evolving?

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Reviews

Goodreads review by Ella on March 11, 2023

super easy and simple to read. got a small jumpscare seeing my old lecturer feature in it 🙁......more

Goodreads review by Lois on April 22, 2022

Alright......more

Goodreads review by Steven on May 26, 2023

A COLLECTION OF ARTICLES TO BRING US ‘UP-TO-DATE’ ON EVOLUTION The ‘Contributors’ page of this 2017 book explains, “This book is based on articles previously published in ‘New Scientist’ together with specially commissioned content. It is authored by a range of experts.” The Introduction adds, “This......more

Goodreads review by Khaled on July 13, 2022

Very good overview. discuss original theory, modern synthesis after discovery of genetics and criticism of it. doesn't shy from controversies and give up to date information regarding modern theories and hypothesis. I am not expert or very knowledgeable about evolution and I read this book and will r......more

Goodreads review by Senholto on February 25, 2018

The book is a very accessible for the general public. A great introduction to various aspects of evolution and importantly current debates. The book is very genetics heavy (towards the end, in particular), which I did not find terribly interesting. The same can be said for the debates regarding the......more