Evolution for everyone: how Darwin's theory can change the way we think about our lives

The future can differ from the past -- Clearing the deck -- A third way of thinking -- Prove it! -- Be careful what you wish for -- Monkey madness -- How the dog got its curly tail -- Dancing with ghosts -- What is the function of a can opener? how do you know? -- Your apprentice license -- Welcome...

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Main Author: Wilson, David Sloan 1949- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Delacorte Press 2007
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:The future can differ from the past -- Clearing the deck -- A third way of thinking -- Prove it! -- Be careful what you wish for -- Monkey madness -- How the dog got its curly tail -- Dancing with ghosts -- What is the function of a can opener? how do you know? -- Your apprentice license -- Welcome home, prodigal son -- Teaching the experts -- Murder city -- How i learned to stop worrying and love genetic determinism -- They've got personality! -- The beauty of Abraham Lincoln -- Love thy neighbor microbe -- Groups all the way down -- Divided we fall -- Winged minds -- The egalitarian ape -- Across the cooperation divide -- The first laugh -- The vital arts -- Dr. Doolittle was right -- How many inventors does it take to make a light bulb? -- I don't know how it works! -- Darwin's cathedral -- Is there anyone out there? is there anyone up there? -- Ayn Rand : religious zealot -- The social intelligence of nations, or, evil aliens need not apply -- Mr. Beeper -- The ecology of good and evil -- Mosquitoes under the bed -- The return of the amateur scientist -- Bon voyage
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references
Physical Description:VIII, 390 S.
ISBN:9780385340212
9780385340922
0385340923

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