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The Seven Daughters of Eve

The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry

by Bryan Sykes ...

Narrated by Michael Page ...

Unabridged

9 hours 5 min

One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix—a work whose scientific and cultural reverberations will be discussed for years to come. In 1994 Professor Bryan Sykes, a leading world authority on DNA and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern Italy. News of both the Ice Man's discovery ... Read more

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One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix—a work whose scientific and cultural reverberations will be discussed for years to come. In 1994 Professor Bryan Sykes, a leading world authority on DNA and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern Italy. News of both the Ice Man's discovery
... Read more
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Saxons, Vikings, and Celts

The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland

by Bryan Sykes ...

Narrated by Dick Hill ...

Unabridged

10 hours 9 min

WASPs finally get their due in this stimulating history by one of the world's leading geneticists.Saxons, Vikings, and Celts is the most illuminating book yet to be written about the genetic history of Britain and Ireland. Through a systematic, ten-year DNA survey of more than 10,000 volunteers, Bryan Sykes has traced the true genetic makeup of British Islanders and their descendants. This ... Read more

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WASPs finally get their due in this stimulating history by one of the world's leading geneticists.Saxons, Vikings, and Celts is the most illuminating book yet to be written about the genetic history of Britain and Ireland. Through a systematic, ten-year DNA survey of more than 10,000 volunteers, Bryan Sykes has traced the true genetic makeup of British Islanders and their descendants. This
... Read more
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On the Backs of Tortoises

Darwin, the Galapagos, and the Fate of an Evolutionary Eden

by Elizabeth Hennessy ...

Narrated by Donna Postel ...

Unabridged

11 hours 38 min

An insightful exploration of the iconic Galápagos tortoises, and how their fate is inextricably linked to our own in a rapidly changing world.The Galápagos archipelago is often viewed as a last foothold of pristine nature. For sixty years, conservationists have worked to restore this evolutionary Eden after centuries of exploitation at the hands of pirates, whalers, and island settlers. This book ... Read more

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An insightful exploration of the iconic Galápagos tortoises, and how their fate is inextricably linked to our own in a rapidly changing world.The Galápagos archipelago is often viewed as a last foothold of pristine nature. For sixty years, conservationists have worked to restore this evolutionary Eden after centuries of exploitation at the hands of pirates, whalers, and island settlers. This book
... Read more
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Human Evolution

A Very Short Introduction, 2nd Edition

by Bernard Wood ...

Narrated by Mike Cooper ...

Unabridged

3 hours 45 min

The study of human evolution is advancing rapidly. Newly discovered fossil evidence is adding ever more pieces to the puzzle of our past, whilst revolutionary technological advances in the study of ancient DNA are completely reshaping theories of early human populations and migrations.In this Very Short Introduction, Bernard Wood traces the history of paleoanthropology from its beginnings in the ... Read more

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The study of human evolution is advancing rapidly. Newly discovered fossil evidence is adding ever more pieces to the puzzle of our past, whilst revolutionary technological advances in the study of ancient DNA are completely reshaping theories of early human populations and migrations.In this Very Short Introduction, Bernard Wood traces the history of paleoanthropology from its beginnings in the
... Read more
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Conscious Evolution

Awakening the Power of Our Social Potential, Revised Edition

by Barbara Marx Hubbard ...

Narrated by Suzie Althens ...

Unabridged

8 hours 26 min

A seminal work of visionary hope, updated for the twenty-first century.In this era of government gridlock, economic and ecological devastation, and seemingly intractable global violence, our future is ever more ripe for—and in need of—fresh, creative reimagining. With her clear-eyed, inspiring, and sweeping vision of a possible global renaissance in the new millennium, Barbara Marx Hubbard shows ... Read more

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A seminal work of visionary hope, updated for the twenty-first century.In this era of government gridlock, economic and ecological devastation, and seemingly intractable global violence, our future is ever more ripe for—and in need of—fresh, creative reimagining. With her clear-eyed, inspiring, and sweeping vision of a possible global renaissance in the new millennium, Barbara Marx Hubbard shows
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Kluge

The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind

by Gary Marcus ...

Narrated by Stephen Hoye ...

Unabridged

6 hours 33 min

Are we "noble in reason"? Perfect, in God's image? Far from it, says New York University psychologist Gary Marcus. In this lucid and revealing book, Marcus argues that the mind is not an elegantly designed organ but a "kluge," a clumsy, cobbled-together contraption. He unveils a fundamentally new way of looking at the human mind—think duct tape, not supercomputer—that sheds light on some of the ... Read more

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Are we "noble in reason"? Perfect, in God's image? Far from it, says New York University psychologist Gary Marcus. In this lucid and revealing book, Marcus argues that the mind is not an elegantly designed organ but a "kluge," a clumsy, cobbled-together contraption. He unveils a fundamentally new way of looking at the human mind—think duct tape, not supercomputer—that sheds light on some of the
... Read more
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Darwin's Origin of Species

A Biography

by Janet Browne ...

Narrated by Josephine Bailey ...

Series series Books That Changed the World
Unabridged

4 hours 21 min

A sensation on its publication in 1859, The Origin of Species profoundly shocked Victorian readers by calling into question the belief in a Creator with its description of evolution through natural selection. And Darwin's seminal work is nearly as controversial today. In her illuminating study, award-winning biographer Janet Browne delves into the long genesis of Darwin's theories, from his ... Read more

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A sensation on its publication in 1859, The Origin of Species profoundly shocked Victorian readers by calling into question the belief in a Creator with its description of evolution through natural selection. And Darwin's seminal work is nearly as controversial today. In her illuminating study, award-winning biographer Janet Browne delves into the long genesis of Darwin's theories, from his
... Read more
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Human Extinction

A History of the Science and Ethics of Annihilation

by Émile P. Torres ...

Narrated by Adam Barr ...

Unabridged

24 hours 12 min

This volume traces the origins and evolution of the idea of human extinction, from the ancient Presocratics through contemporary work on "existential risks."Many leading intellectuals agree that the risk of human extinction this century may be higher than at any point in our 300,000-year history as a species. This book provides insight on the key questions that inform this discussion, including ... Read more

$30.99 USD

This volume traces the origins and evolution of the idea of human extinction, from the ancient Presocratics through contemporary work on "existential risks."Many leading intellectuals agree that the risk of human extinction this century may be higher than at any point in our 300,000-year history as a species. This book provides insight on the key questions that inform this discussion, including
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The Panda's Thumb

More Reflections in Natural History

by Stephen Jay Gould ...

Narrated by Jonathan Sleep ...

Unabridged

10 hours 10 min

"Gould is a natural writer; he has something to say and the inclination and skill with which to say it." —P. B. Medawar, New York Review of BooksWith sales of well over one million copies in North America alone, the commercial success of Gould's books now matches their critical acclaim. The Panda's Thumb will introduce a new generation to this unique writer, who has taken the art of the scientific ... Read more

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"Gould is a natural writer; he has something to say and the inclination and skill with which to say it." —P. B. Medawar, New York Review of BooksWith sales of well over one million copies in North America alone, the commercial success of Gould's books now matches their critical acclaim. The Panda's Thumb will introduce a new generation to this unique writer, who has taken the art of the scientific
... Read more
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The Earth

A Biography of Life: The Story of Life On Our Planet through 47 Incredible Organisms

by Dr Elsa Panciroli ...

Narrated by Reanne Farley ...

Unabridged

9 hours 12 min

A unique perspective on how our living planet has evolved and adapted, from early organisms to life in the current Anthropocene.It is difficult to conceive of the vast scale of the history of life on Earth, from the very first living organisms sparking into life in hydrothermal deep-sea vents to the dizzying diversity of life today. The evolution of life is a sweeping epic of a tale, with twists ... Read more

$24.99 USD

A unique perspective on how our living planet has evolved and adapted, from early organisms to life in the current Anthropocene.It is difficult to conceive of the vast scale of the history of life on Earth, from the very first living organisms sparking into life in hydrothermal deep-sea vents to the dizzying diversity of life today. The evolution of life is a sweeping epic of a tale, with twists
... Read more
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Denial

Self-Deception, False Beliefs, and the Origins of the Human Mind

by Ajit Varki, Danny Brower ...

Narrated by Bob Walter ...

Unabridged

10 hours 17 min

The history of science abounds with momentous theories that disrupted conventional wisdom and yet were eventually proven true. Ajit Varki and Danny Brower's "Mind over Reality" theory is poised to be one such idea-a concept that runs counter to commonly-held notions about human evolution but that may hold the key to understanding why humans evolved as we did, leaving all other related species far ... Read more

$27.99 USD

The history of science abounds with momentous theories that disrupted conventional wisdom and yet were eventually proven true. Ajit Varki and Danny Brower's "Mind over Reality" theory is poised to be one such idea-a concept that runs counter to commonly-held notions about human evolution but that may hold the key to understanding why humans evolved as we did, leaving all other related species far
... Read more
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新・生命史：恐竜はいかにして覇者となり、なぜ姿を消したのか

by 岩井悠斗 ...

Narrated by 岩井悠斗 ...

Unabridged

2 hours 11 min

地球規模の環境激変と大量絶滅が交錯する壮大な生命史の中で、恐竜がいかにして進化の頂点を極め、なぜ姿を消したのか、数十億年にわたる生命の試行錯誤を鮮やかに描き出します。毎日の通勤時間や夜の深いリラックスタイムに、知的好奇心を静かに満たしてくれる没入感あふれる体験をお届けします。彼らは決して特別なモンスターではなく、私たちと同じように変わりゆく環境と対話し、懸命に適応しようとした生命の一つの形でした。単なる強さや大きさの比較を超え、体温調節から繁殖戦略まで、豊かな生態系のパズルが組み合わさっていく驚きを味わうことができます。太古の息吹を感じながら、地球と生命が織りなす究極のサバイバルストーリーへと深く潜り込んでいきましょう。本書で見つかること:• 海から陸へと命が繋がり、恐竜が登場する遥か以前から繰り返されてきた進化と絶滅のサイクル。• 体温調節、成長の仕組み、食性の違いなど ... Read more

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地球規模の環境激変と大量絶滅が交錯する壮大な生命史の中で、恐竜がいかにして進化の頂点を極め、なぜ姿を消したのか、数十億年にわたる生命の試行錯誤を鮮やかに描き出します。毎日の通勤時間や夜の深いリラックスタイムに、知的好奇心を静かに満たしてくれる没入感あふれる体験をお届けします。彼らは決して特別なモンスターではなく、私たちと同じように変わりゆく環境と対話し、懸命に適応しようとした生命の一つの形でした。単なる強さや大きさの比較を超え、体温調節から繁殖戦略まで、豊かな生態系のパズルが組み合わさっていく驚きを味わうことができます。太古の息吹を感じながら、地球と生命が織りなす究極のサバイバルストーリーへと深く潜り込んでいきましょう。本書で見つかること:• 海から陸へと命が繋がり、恐竜が登場する遥か以前から繰り返されてきた進化と絶滅のサイクル。• 体温調節、成長の仕組み、食性の違いなど
... Read more
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The Wasp That Brainwashed the Caterpillar

Evolution's Most Unbelievable Solutions to Life's Biggest Problems

by Matt Simon ...

Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross ...

Unabridged

6 hours 15 min

From the man behind the popular Wired series "Absurd Creature of the Week," a fun, fascinating collection of unique animals and the unbelievable evolutionary traits they use to survive the most extreme scenarios From Wired columnist Matt Simon, The Wasp that Brainwashed the Caterpillar is an absurdist, comical romp through evolution's weirdest solutions to - appropriately enough - the hazards that ... Read more

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From the man behind the popular Wired series "Absurd Creature of the Week," a fun, fascinating collection of unique animals and the unbelievable evolutionary traits they use to survive the most extreme scenarios From Wired columnist Matt Simon, The Wasp that Brainwashed the Caterpillar is an absurdist, comical romp through evolution's weirdest solutions to - appropriately enough - the hazards that
... Read more
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Evolution of Kangaroos in Australia

Ancient Origins to Modern Science

by Azhar ul Haque Sario ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Unabridged

5 hours 49 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Amazing Story of the Australian KangarooJourney from ancient Gondwana to the modern outback. This book explores how tiny, possum-like ancestors evolved into the jumping giants we know today. Uncover secrets in fossil bones and DNA, and learn how total isolation let kangaroos rule Australia.What You Will Discover:Perfect Hopping: Understand the ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Amazing Story of the Australian KangarooJourney from ancient Gondwana to the modern outback. This book explores how tiny, possum-like ancestors evolved into the jumping giants we know today. Uncover secrets in fossil bones and DNA, and learn how total isolation let kangaroos rule Australia.What You Will Discover:Perfect Hopping: Understand the
... Read more
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The New Creationism

Building Scientific Theory on a Biblical Foundation

by Paul Garner ...

Narrated by Johnathan Welsh ...

Unabridged

6 hours 49 min

The academic culture in which science is practiced today is one of tacit - if not explicit - atheism. Nowhere is this more evident than in the scientific study of how the universe began and developed - the field of origins. This book has been written in the conviction that the first eleven chapters of the book of Genesis - the Bible's book of beginnings - provide a trustworthy and accurate account ... Read more

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The academic culture in which science is practiced today is one of tacit - if not explicit - atheism. Nowhere is this more evident than in the scientific study of how the universe began and developed - the field of origins. This book has been written in the conviction that the first eleven chapters of the book of Genesis - the Bible's book of beginnings - provide a trustworthy and accurate account
... Read more
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Происхождение вкусов: Как любовь к еде сделала нас людьми

by Роб Данн, Моника Санчес ...

Narrated by Елена Суворова ...

Unabridged

7 hours 42 min

Природа, как говорят, приглашает нас к столу с помощью аппетита и вознаграждает вкусом. Но что именно представляют собой вкусы? Почему одни из них нам приятны, а другие нет? «Происхождение вкусов» —  в высшей степени увлекательное погружение в наваристую гущу этих вопросов. Щедро сдобрив повествование столовыми ложками искренности и остроумия, Роб Данн и Моника Санчес предлагают новаторский взгляд ... Read more

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Природа, как говорят, приглашает нас к столу с помощью аппетита и вознаграждает вкусом. Но что именно представляют собой вкусы? Почему одни из них нам приятны, а другие нет? «Происхождение вкусов» —  в высшей степени увлекательное погружение в наваристую гущу этих вопросов. Щедро сдобрив повествование столовыми ложками искренности и остроумия, Роб Данн и Моника Санчес предлагают новаторский взгляд
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The Lost Dinosaurs of Egypt

by Josh Smith, William Nothdurft ...

Narrated by Michael C. Hall ...

Abridged

5 hours 58 min

The date is January 11, 1911. A young German paleontologist, accompanied only by a guide, a cook, four camels, and a couple of camel drivers, reaches the lip of the vast Bahariya Depression after a long trek across the bleak plateau of the western desert of Egypt. The scientist, Ernst Freiherr Stromer von Reichenbach, hopes to find fossil evidence of early mammals. In this, he will be disappointed ... Read more

$14.95 USD

The date is January 11, 1911. A young German paleontologist, accompanied only by a guide, a cook, four camels, and a couple of camel drivers, reaches the lip of the vast Bahariya Depression after a long trek across the bleak plateau of the western desert of Egypt. The scientist, Ernst Freiherr Stromer von Reichenbach, hopes to find fossil evidence of early mammals. In this, he will be disappointed
... Read more
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Improbable Destinies

Fate, Chance, and the Future of Evolution

by Jonathan B. Losos ...

Narrated by Marc Cashman ...

Unabridged

12 hours

A major new book overturning our assumptions about how evolution worksEarth’s natural history is full of fascinating instances of convergence: phenomena like eyes and wings and tree-climbing lizards that have evolved independently, multiple times. But evolutionary biologists also point out many examples of contingency, cases where the tiniest change—a random mutation or an ancient butterfly sneeze ... Read more

$22.50 USD

A major new book overturning our assumptions about how evolution worksEarth’s natural history is full of fascinating instances of convergence: phenomena like eyes and wings and tree-climbing lizards that have evolved independently, multiple times. But evolutionary biologists also point out many examples of contingency, cases where the tiniest change—a random mutation or an ancient butterfly sneeze
... Read more
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Our Tribal Future

How to Channel Our Foundational Human Instincts into a Force for Good

by David R. Samson ...

Narrated by Fajer Al-Kaisi ...

Unabridged

14 hours 52 min

An astounding and inspiring look at the science behind tribalism, and how we can learn to harness it to improve the world around us.What do you think of when you hear the word “tribalism?” For many, it conjures images of bigotry, xenophobia, and sectarian violence. Others may envision their own tribe: family, friends, and the bonds of loyalty that keep them together. Tribalism is one of the most ... Read more

$25.00 USD

An astounding and inspiring look at the science behind tribalism, and how we can learn to harness it to improve the world around us.What do you think of when you hear the word “tribalism?” For many, it conjures images of bigotry, xenophobia, and sectarian violence. Others may envision their own tribe: family, friends, and the bonds of loyalty that keep them together. Tribalism is one of the most
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A Troublesome Inheritance

Genes, Race, and Human History

by Nicholas Wade ...

Narrated by Alan Sklar ...

Unabridged

10 hours 48 min

Drawing on startling new evidence from the mapping of the genome, an explosive new account of the genetic basis of race and its role in the human storyFewer ideas have been more toxic or harmful than the idea of the biological reality of race, and with it the idea that humans of different races are biologically different from one another. For this understandable reason, the idea has been banished ... Read more

$15.00 USD

Drawing on startling new evidence from the mapping of the genome, an explosive new account of the genetic basis of race and its role in the human storyFewer ideas have been more toxic or harmful than the idea of the biological reality of race, and with it the idea that humans of different races are biologically different from one another. For this understandable reason, the idea has been banished
... Read more
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HUMANIFICATION of AI

Go Digital, Stay Human

by Christian Kromme ...

Narrated by Derek Botten ...

Unabridged

8 hours 19 min

How Technology will Advance Humanity Towards a More Meaningful FutureImagine being able to spot the next big trend, or being able to predict the next big wave of change. Imagine having a code that gives you the power to invent, predict or harness the next big technology. Humanification is going to help you unlock the DNA of innovation itself, so you can apply it to your life, your business and ... Read more

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How Technology will Advance Humanity Towards a More Meaningful FutureImagine being able to spot the next big trend, or being able to predict the next big wave of change. Imagine having a code that gives you the power to invent, predict or harness the next big technology. Humanification is going to help you unlock the DNA of innovation itself, so you can apply it to your life, your business and
... Read more
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First Steps

How Upright Walking Made Us Human

by Jeremy DeSilva ...

Narrated by Kaleo Griffith ...

Unabridged

9 hours 17 min

Blending history, science, and culture, a stunning and highly engaging evolutionary story exploring how walking on two legs allowed humans to become the planet’s dominant species.Humans are the only mammals to walk on two, rather than four legs—a locomotion known as bipedalism. We strive to be upstanding citizens, honor those who stand tall and proud, and take a stand against injustices. We follow ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Blending history, science, and culture, a stunning and highly engaging evolutionary story exploring how walking on two legs allowed humans to become the planet’s dominant species.Humans are the only mammals to walk on two, rather than four legs—a locomotion known as bipedalism. We strive to be upstanding citizens, honor those who stand tall and proud, and take a stand against injustices. We follow
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Hunde: Wie der Wolf zum besten Freund des Menschen wurde

by Sönke Dittrich ...

Narrated by Sönke Dittrich ...

Unabridged

2 hours 27 min

Diese wissenschaftliche Zeitreise entschlüsselt die faszinierende Evolution vom wilden Raubtier zum treuen Begleiter. Perfekt für die morgendliche Hunderunde oder das tägliche Pendeln, tauchst du tief in die prähistorische Wildnis ein, wo die ersten Begegnungen zwischen Mensch und Tier stattfanden. Erlebe eine fundierte und atmosphärische Spurensuche, die die gemeinsame Geschichte unserer Arten ... Read more

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Diese wissenschaftliche Zeitreise entschlüsselt die faszinierende Evolution vom wilden Raubtier zum treuen Begleiter. Perfekt für die morgendliche Hunderunde oder das tägliche Pendeln, tauchst du tief in die prähistorische Wildnis ein, wo die ersten Begegnungen zwischen Mensch und Tier stattfanden. Erlebe eine fundierte und atmosphärische Spurensuche, die die gemeinsame Geschichte unserer Arten
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Darwin, Darwinism, and the Modern World

by Chandak Sengoopta ...

Narrated by Richard M. Davidson ...

Unabridged

7 hours 17 min

The history of Western civilization can be divided neatly into pre-Darwinian and post-Darwinian periods. Darwin's 1859 treatise, On the Origin of Species, was not the first work to propose that organisms had descended from other, earlier organisms, and the mechanism of evolution it proposed remained controversial for years. Nevertheless, no biologist after 1859 could ignore Darwin's theories, and ... Read more

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The history of Western civilization can be divided neatly into pre-Darwinian and post-Darwinian periods. Darwin's 1859 treatise, On the Origin of Species, was not the first work to propose that organisms had descended from other, earlier organisms, and the mechanism of evolution it proposed remained controversial for years. Nevertheless, no biologist after 1859 could ignore Darwin's theories, and
... Read more

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