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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

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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
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Unveiling Her Power: The Female Body's Role in Human Evolution

Elevate your understanding with 'Unveiling Her Power': Audio insights into female evolution.

by Dorian Atwood ...

Narrated by Nick Porter ...

Unabridged

2 hours 39 min

Unlocking Our Origins: The Female Body's Role in Human Evolution⭐⭐ Simplified Audio Guide ⭐⭐Are you eager to advance your understanding of human evolution and uncover the pivotal role of the female body in our development?Seeking a comprehensive resource that provides all necessary elements to grasp the intricacies of our evolutionary journey?Your search ends here!Th... ... Read more

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Unlocking Our Origins: The Female Body's Role in Human Evolution⭐⭐ Simplified Audio Guide ⭐⭐Are you eager to advance your understanding of human evolution and uncover the pivotal role of the female body in our development?Seeking a comprehensive resource that provides all necessary elements to grasp the intricacies of our evolutionary journey?Your search ends here!Th...
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LUCA: Ancestor to Every Living Organism

Meet Microbial Ancestor of All Life on Earth

by Turing Editorial Team ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Unabridged

33 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This audiobook is a Weekend Pocketbook on Everything You Should Know About the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA), the ancient root from which every living thing on Earth descends. Written in everyday language, we explore how life may have emerged on a young, violent planet, and why the deepest story of biology is also the story of us.How far back ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This audiobook is a Weekend Pocketbook on Everything You Should Know About the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA), the ancient root from which every living thing on Earth descends. Written in everyday language, we explore how life may have emerged on a young, violent planet, and why the deepest story of biology is also the story of us.How far back
... Read more
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The Serengeti Rules

The Quest to Discover How Life Works and Why It Matters

by Sean B. Carroll ...

Narrated by Patrick Lawlor ...

Unabridged

7 hours 17 min

How does life work? How does nature produce the right numbers of zebras and lions on the African savanna, or fish in the ocean? How do our bodies produce the right numbers of cells in our organs and bloodstream? In The Serengeti Rules, award-winning biologist and author Sean B. Carroll tells the stories of the pioneering scientists who sought the answers to such simple yet profoundly important ... Read more

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How does life work? How does nature produce the right numbers of zebras and lions on the African savanna, or fish in the ocean? How do our bodies produce the right numbers of cells in our organs and bloodstream? In The Serengeti Rules, award-winning biologist and author Sean B. Carroll tells the stories of the pioneering scientists who sought the answers to such simple yet profoundly important
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The Origin of Species

by Charles Darwin, Charles Darwin ...

Narrated by Liam Johnson ...

Unabridged

14 hours 22 min

"The Origin of Species" is a book written by Charles Darwin and published in 1859. The book presents Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, which proposed that species evolve over time through a process of natural selection. Darwin argued that individuals within a population vary in their inherited traits, and that those traits that are better adapted to the environment are more likely ... Read more

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"The Origin of Species" is a book written by Charles Darwin and published in 1859. The book presents Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, which proposed that species evolve over time through a process of natural selection. Darwin argued that individuals within a population vary in their inherited traits, and that those traits that are better adapted to the environment are more likely
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Great Adaptations

Star-Nosed Moles, Electric Eels, and Other Tales of Evolution's Mysteries Solved

by Kenneth Catania ...

Narrated by Chris Sorensen ...

Unabridged

7 hours 8 min

From star-nosed moles that have super-sensing snouts to electric eels that paralyze their prey, animals possess unique and extraordinary abilities. In Great Adaptations, Kenneth Catania presents an entertaining and engaging look at some of nature's most remarkable creatures. Telling the story of his biological detective work, Catania sheds light on the mysteries behind the behaviors of tentacled ... Read more

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From star-nosed moles that have super-sensing snouts to electric eels that paralyze their prey, animals possess unique and extraordinary abilities. In Great Adaptations, Kenneth Catania presents an entertaining and engaging look at some of nature's most remarkable creatures. Telling the story of his biological detective work, Catania sheds light on the mysteries behind the behaviors of tentacled
... Read more
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Armas, gérmenes y acero

Breve historia de la humanidad en los últimos trece mil años

by Jared Diamond ...

Narrated by John Alex Toro ...

Unabridged

23 hours 36 min

Armas, gérmenes y acero, Premio Pulitzer 1998, cuestiona la prepotente visión occidental del progreso humano y nos ayuda a comprender cómo el mundo moderno y sus desigualdades han llegado a ser como son.Hace 13.000 años la evolución de las distintas sociedades humanas comenzó a tomar rumbos diferentes. La temprana domesticación de animales y el cultivo de plantas silvestres en el Creciente Fértil, ... Read more

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Armas, gérmenes y acero, Premio Pulitzer 1998, cuestiona la prepotente visión occidental del progreso humano y nos ayuda a comprender cómo el mundo moderno y sus desigualdades han llegado a ser como son.Hace 13.000 años la evolución de las distintas sociedades humanas comenzó a tomar rumbos diferentes. La temprana domesticación de animales y el cultivo de plantas silvestres en el Creciente Fértil,
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Why Are We Here?

The Story of the Origin, Evolution, and Future of Life on Our Planet

by Bruce Brodie ...

Narrated by Mike Lenz ...

Unabridged

14 hours 8 min

From the big bang, to the origin and evolution of intelligent life in a search for the meaning of human existence, Why are We Here?, by author Bruce Brodie, offers a look at evolution and the future of life on the planet. Through many years of research and study, Brodie addresses a host of questions: • How did chemistry come to life? • How did the release of oxygen by cyanobacteria change the ... Read more

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From the big bang, to the origin and evolution of intelligent life in a search for the meaning of human existence, Why are We Here?, by author Bruce Brodie, offers a look at evolution and the future of life on the planet. Through many years of research and study, Brodie addresses a host of questions: • How did chemistry come to life? • How did the release of oxygen by cyanobacteria change the
... Read more
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Geschichte der Intelligenz: Wie sich der Geist entwickelte und Maschinen zu denken begannen

by Jürgen Eckert ...

Narrated by Jürgen Eckert ...

Unabridged

2 hours 26 min

Erlebe die Evolution des Geistes, von zellulären Reizen in der Natur bis zur bahnbrechenden Künstlichen Intelligenz. Dieser fesselnde wissenschaftliche Streifzug ist der perfekte Begleiter für deinen täglichen Arbeitsweg oder einen fokussierten Spaziergang. Lass den Alltag hinter dir, während du tief in die faszinierenden Ursprünge von Lernen, Gedächtnis und sozialem Denken eintauchst.Wenn formale ... Read more

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Erlebe die Evolution des Geistes, von zellulären Reizen in der Natur bis zur bahnbrechenden Künstlichen Intelligenz. Dieser fesselnde wissenschaftliche Streifzug ist der perfekte Begleiter für deinen täglichen Arbeitsweg oder einen fokussierten Spaziergang. Lass den Alltag hinter dir, während du tief in die faszinierenden Ursprünge von Lernen, Gedächtnis und sozialem Denken eintauchst.Wenn formale
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Chaos Of Creation, In Prose, The

by Jacob Eder ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Jacob A. Eder E, Digital Voice Voice of God E ...

Unabridged

4 hours 19 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In The Chaos of Creation, In Prose, Jacob A. Eder invites readers on an epic journey through the primordial forces of existence, stretching from the void before time to the cyclicality of the universe's birth, life, death, and inevitable rebirth. With a masterful fusion of astrophysics and evolutionary biology, this work delves deeply into the violent ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In The Chaos of Creation, In Prose, Jacob A. Eder invites readers on an epic journey through the primordial forces of existence, stretching from the void before time to the cyclicality of the universe's birth, life, death, and inevitable rebirth. With a masterful fusion of astrophysics and evolutionary biology, this work delves deeply into the violent
... Read more
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Mean Genes

by Jay Phelan, Terry Burnham ...

Narrated by Pat Woodruff ...

Unabridged

7 hours 27 min

"The Mean Genes message is optimistic . . . a self-help book for the merely average human being." (The Washington Post Book World)"An unusual cross between a social Darwinist monograph and a self-help manual." (The New Yorker)Why do we want-and do-so many things that are bad for us? In Mean Genes Terry Burnham and Jay Phelan argue that we need to stop looking to Sigmund Freud for answers and start ... Read more

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"The Mean Genes message is optimistic . . . a self-help book for the merely average human being." (The Washington Post Book World)"An unusual cross between a social Darwinist monograph and a self-help manual." (The New Yorker)Why do we want-and do-so many things that are bad for us? In Mean Genes Terry Burnham and Jay Phelan argue that we need to stop looking to Sigmund Freud for answers and start
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The Story of CO2 Is the Story of Everything

How Carbon Dioxide Made Our World

by Peter Brannen ...

Narrated by Adam Verner ...

Unabridged

18 hours 45 min

How carbon dioxide made planet Earth, shaped human history, and now holds our future in the balanceEvery year, we are dangerously warping the climate by putting gigantic amounts of carbon dioxide into the air. But CO2 isn’t merely the by-product of burning fossil fuels—it is also fundamental to how our planet works. All life is ultimately made from CO2, and it has kept Earth bizarrely habitable ... Read more

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How carbon dioxide made planet Earth, shaped human history, and now holds our future in the balanceEvery year, we are dangerously warping the climate by putting gigantic amounts of carbon dioxide into the air. But CO2 isn’t merely the by-product of burning fossil fuels—it is also fundamental to how our planet works. All life is ultimately made from CO2, and it has kept Earth bizarrely habitable
... Read more
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Gaia Wakes

Earth's Emergent Consciousness in an Age of Environmental Devastation

by Topher McDougal ...

Narrated by Topher McDougal ...

Unabridged

12 hours 27 min

Gaia Wakes presents a compelling new framework for understanding the past, present, and future of our planet. Starting from a strong foundation in economics and drawing on a vast range of multidisciplinary scholarship, Topher McDougal explores the possibility of a fifth transition towards an upgraded Earth: the development of a technologically enabled planetary brain capable of coordinating ... Read more

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Gaia Wakes presents a compelling new framework for understanding the past, present, and future of our planet. Starting from a strong foundation in economics and drawing on a vast range of multidisciplinary scholarship, Topher McDougal explores the possibility of a fifth transition towards an upgraded Earth: the development of a technologically enabled planetary brain capable of coordinating
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Neue Geschichte des Lebens: Wie Dinosaurier die Vorherrschaft erlangten und warum sie verschwanden

by Malte Knoll ...

Narrated by Malte Knoll ...

Unabridged

2 hours 26 min

Verfolge den evolutionären Aufstieg und das rasante Massenaussterben der Urzeitgiganten als epische Zeitreise. Von den ersten unscheinbaren Fossilienfunden bis zur globalen Klimaapokalypse entfaltet sich hier das komplexe Netz des prähistorischen Lebens. Begib dich auf eine wissenschaftliche Spurensuche, die gesicherte Fakten präzise von ungelösten Mythen trennt.Ob beim täglichen Pendeln oder als ... Read more

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Verfolge den evolutionären Aufstieg und das rasante Massenaussterben der Urzeitgiganten als epische Zeitreise. Von den ersten unscheinbaren Fossilienfunden bis zur globalen Klimaapokalypse entfaltet sich hier das komplexe Netz des prähistorischen Lebens. Begib dich auf eine wissenschaftliche Spurensuche, die gesicherte Fakten präzise von ungelösten Mythen trennt.Ob beim täglichen Pendeln oder als
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Our Inner Ape

A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are

by Frans de Waal ...

Narrated by Alan Sklar ...

Unabridged

10 hours 14 min

We have long attributed man's violent, aggressive, competitive nature to his animal ancestry. But what if we are just as given to cooperation, empathy, and morality by virtue of our genes? What if our behavior actually makes us apes? What kind of apes are we?From a scientist and writer E. O. Wilson has called "the world authority on primate social behavior" comes a fascinating look at the most ... Read more

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We have long attributed man's violent, aggressive, competitive nature to his animal ancestry. But what if we are just as given to cooperation, empathy, and morality by virtue of our genes? What if our behavior actually makes us apes? What kind of apes are we?From a scientist and writer E. O. Wilson has called "the world authority on primate social behavior" comes a fascinating look at the most
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Togetherness

Symbiosis and the Hidden Story of Life's Greatest Collaborations

by Rowan Hooper ...

Narrated by Rowan Hooper ...

Unabridged

9 hours 53 min

**A wondrous, eye-opening exploration of the surprising ways life is interconnected—and why it matters"Absolutely enthralling. I was hooked from the first sentence." —Bill Bryson, author of A Short History of Nearly Everything and The Body**From evolution to capitalism, our belief in the “survival of the fittest” has shaped our view of the world. But we got it wrong—and our mistake has brought us ... Read more

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**A wondrous, eye-opening exploration of the surprising ways life is interconnected—and why it matters"Absolutely enthralling. I was hooked from the first sentence." —Bill Bryson, author of A Short History of Nearly Everything and The Body**From evolution to capitalism, our belief in the “survival of the fittest” has shaped our view of the world. But we got it wrong—and our mistake has brought us
... Read more
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Origin Story

The Trials of Charles Darwin

by Howard Markel ...

Narrated by Mike Cooper ...

Unabridged

7 hours 49 min

By early morning of June 30, 1860, a large crowd began to congregate in front of Oxford University's brand-new Museum of Natural History. The occasion was the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and the subject of discussion was Charles Darwin's new treatise: fact or fiction?Darwin claimed to have solved "that mystery of mysteries," introducing a logical ... Read more

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By early morning of June 30, 1860, a large crowd began to congregate in front of Oxford University's brand-new Museum of Natural History. The occasion was the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and the subject of discussion was Charles Darwin's new treatise: fact or fiction?Darwin claimed to have solved "that mystery of mysteries," introducing a logical
... 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

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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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What Do Bees Think About?

by Mathieu Lihoreau ...

Narrated by Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

Unabridged

6 hours 6 min

Explore the mind of a bee and learn what drives its behavior.Have you ever observed a bee up close and wondered what was going on inside its head? Like ours, insects' brains take up most of the space in their heads, but their brains are smaller than a grain of rice, only 0.0002% as large as ours. But what purpose does the insect brain serve, and how does that drive their creativity, morality, and ... Read more

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Explore the mind of a bee and learn what drives its behavior.Have you ever observed a bee up close and wondered what was going on inside its head? Like ours, insects' brains take up most of the space in their heads, but their brains are smaller than a grain of rice, only 0.0002% as large as ours. But what purpose does the insect brain serve, and how does that drive their creativity, morality, and
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Masters of the Planet

The Search for Our Human Origins

by Ian Tattersall ...

Narrated by Bob Souer ...

Unabridged

8 hours 43 min

Fifty thousand years ago—merely a blip in evolutionary time—our Homo sapiens ancestors were competing for existence with several other human species, just as their precursors had done for millions of years. Yet something about our species distinguished it from the pack, and ultimately led to its survival while the rest became extinct. Just what was it that allowed Homo sapiens to become masters of ... Read more

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Fifty thousand years ago—merely a blip in evolutionary time—our Homo sapiens ancestors were competing for existence with several other human species, just as their precursors had done for millions of years. Yet something about our species distinguished it from the pack, and ultimately led to its survival while the rest became extinct. Just what was it that allowed Homo sapiens to become masters of
... Read more
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Riconquistare Felicità e Amore

by Marco Ferrini ...

Narrated by Marco Ferrini ...

Unabridged

2 hours 30 min

Non tutto ciò che provoca piacere conduce verso la felicità.L’essere umano vive una continua tensione tra Eros e Amore: la mera soddisfazione dei desideri sensoriali, da un lato, ed una necessità insopprimibile di idealità, dall’altro.Pur essendo in perenne viaggio alla ricerca della felicità, spesso orienta i propri desideri verso piaceri effimeri, che infine producono vuoto interiore e ... Read more

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Non tutto ciò che provoca piacere conduce verso la felicità.L’essere umano vive una continua tensione tra Eros e Amore: la mera soddisfazione dei desideri sensoriali, da un lato, ed una necessità insopprimibile di idealità, dall’altro.Pur essendo in perenne viaggio alla ricerca della felicità, spesso orienta i propri desideri verso piaceri effimeri, che infine producono vuoto interiore e
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Junk DNA

A Journey Through the Dark Matter of the Genome

by Nessa Carey ...

Narrated by Cat Gould ...

Unabridged

10 hours 16 min

For decades after the identification of the structure of DNA, scientists focused only on genes, the regions of the genome that contain codes for the production of proteins. Other regions that make up 98 percent of the human genome were dismissed as "junk," sequences that serve no purpose. But researchers have recently discovered variations and modulations in this junk DNA that are involved with a ... Read more

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For decades after the identification of the structure of DNA, scientists focused only on genes, the regions of the genome that contain codes for the production of proteins. Other regions that make up 98 percent of the human genome were dismissed as "junk," sequences that serve no purpose. But researchers have recently discovered variations and modulations in this junk DNA that are involved with a
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Genome

The Autobiography of a Species In 23 Chapters

by Matt Ridley ...

Narrated by Simon Prebble ...

Unabridged

12 hours 20 min

“Ridley leaps from chromosome to chromosome in a handy summation of our ever increasing understanding of the roles that genes play in disease, behavior, sexual differences, and even intelligence. . . . . He addresses not only the ethical quandaries faced by contemporary scientists but the reductionist danger in equating inheritability with inevitability.” — The New YorkerThe genome's been mapped. ... Read more

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“Ridley leaps from chromosome to chromosome in a handy summation of our ever increasing understanding of the roles that genes play in disease, behavior, sexual differences, and even intelligence. . . . . He addresses not only the ethical quandaries faced by contemporary scientists but the reductionist danger in equating inheritability with inevitability.” — The New YorkerThe genome's been mapped.
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Creazione Ed Evoluzione

Un Confronto Fra Evoluzionismo Teista, Darwinismo Casualista E Creazionismo - Saggio

by Guido Pagliarino ...

Narrated by Patrizia Barrera ...

Unabridged

4 hours 17 min

Saggio che tratta temi temi legati all’evoluzionismo, relativamente al quale prosperano pregiudizi e imprecisioni come, ad esempio, l'idea che i termini “evoluzionismo” e “darwinismo” siano sinonimi. Le teorie evoluzioniste sono in realtà molteplici. Nel saggio l'autore parla, fra l’altro, del significato del termine caso, fa presente che a base della ricerca scientifica c'è sempre una posizione ... Read more

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Saggio che tratta temi temi legati all’evoluzionismo, relativamente al quale prosperano pregiudizi e imprecisioni come, ad esempio, l'idea che i termini “evoluzionismo” e “darwinismo” siano sinonimi. Le teorie evoluzioniste sono in realtà molteplici. Nel saggio l'autore parla, fra l’altro, del significato del termine caso, fa presente che a base della ricerca scientifica c'è sempre una posizione
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