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Origin of Species, The

de Charles Darwin ...

Narrado por James Harrington ...

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14 hora 42 minutos

"The Origin of Species" by Charles Darwin revolutionizes our understanding of life on Earth with its groundbreaking theory of natural selection. Darwin meticulously documents how species evolve over time through variations and survival of the fittest, challenging existing beliefs about creation and the diversity of life. This seminal work combines extensive observations with detailed scientific ... Leer más

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"The Origin of Species" by Charles Darwin revolutionizes our understanding of life on Earth with its groundbreaking theory of natural selection. Darwin meticulously documents how species evolve over time through variations and survival of the fittest, challenging existing beliefs about creation and the diversity of life. This seminal work combines extensive observations with detailed scientific
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The Evolutionary Edge

A BBC Radio 4 nature series

de Lucy Cooke ...

Narrado por Lucy Cooke ...

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3 hora 41 minutos

Lucy Cooke examines the survival strategies adopted by animals to gain an evolutionary advantageAward-winning broadcaster, bestselling author and zoologist Lucy Cooke has produced and presented numerous natural history shows on TV and radio, and has been tipped by The Times as 'the next David Attenborough'. In this BBC Radio 4 series, first broadcast under the title The Power Of..., she delves ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Lucy Cooke examines the survival strategies adopted by animals to gain an evolutionary advantageAward-winning broadcaster, bestselling author and zoologist Lucy Cooke has produced and presented numerous natural history shows on TV and radio, and has been tipped by The Times as 'the next David Attenborough'. In this BBC Radio 4 series, first broadcast under the title The Power Of..., she delves
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A Story of Us

A New Look at Human Evolution

de Lesley Newson, Pete Richerson ...

Narrado por Mike Cooper ...

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10 hora 3 minutos

In a few decades, a torrent of new evidence and ideas about human evolution has allowed scientists to piece together a more detailed understanding of what went on thousands and even millions of years ago. We now know much more about the problems our ancestors faced, the solutions they found, and the trade-offs they made.Our species' unique capacity for culture began to evolve millions of years ago ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

In a few decades, a torrent of new evidence and ideas about human evolution has allowed scientists to piece together a more detailed understanding of what went on thousands and even millions of years ago. We now know much more about the problems our ancestors faced, the solutions they found, and the trade-offs they made.Our species' unique capacity for culture began to evolve millions of years ago
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Sex, Time, and Power

How Women's Sexuality Shaped Human Evolution

de Leonard Shlain ...

Narrado por Bob Souer ...

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14 hora 30 minutos

As in the bestselling The Alphabet Versus the Goddess, Leonard Shlain's provocative new book promises to change the way listeners view themselves and where they came from.Sex, Time, and Power offers a tantalizing answer to an age-old question: Why did big-brained Homo sapiens suddenly emerge some 150,000 years ago? The key, according to Shlain, is female sexuality. Drawing on an awesome breadth of ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

As in the bestselling The Alphabet Versus the Goddess, Leonard Shlain's provocative new book promises to change the way listeners view themselves and where they came from.Sex, Time, and Power offers a tantalizing answer to an age-old question: Why did big-brained Homo sapiens suddenly emerge some 150,000 years ago? The key, according to Shlain, is female sexuality. Drawing on an awesome breadth of
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Rethinking Evolution

The Revolution That's Hiding in Plain Sight

de Gene Levinson ...

Narrado por Jeremy Arthur ...

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9 hora 57 minutos

Rethinking Evolution links Darwin's early insights to the molecular realm inside living cells. This updated evolutionary synthesis provides an accessible explanation for biological complexity that cuts through the confusion surrounding evolutionary theory in a practical way. In addition to a wide-ranging survey of proposed updates to the modern synthesis, this title provides extraordinary new ... Leer más

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Rethinking Evolution links Darwin's early insights to the molecular realm inside living cells. This updated evolutionary synthesis provides an accessible explanation for biological complexity that cuts through the confusion surrounding evolutionary theory in a practical way. In addition to a wide-ranging survey of proposed updates to the modern synthesis, this title provides extraordinary new
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Human Extinction

A History of the Science and Ethics of Annihilation

de Émile P. Torres ...

Narrado por Adam Barr ...

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24 hora 12 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$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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All These Worlds Are Yours

The Scientific Search for Alien Life

de Jon Willis ...

Narrado por Eric Jason Martin ...

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8 hora 3 minutos

Long before space travel was possible, the idea of life beyond Earth transfixed humans. In this fascinating book, astronomer Jon Willis explores the science of astrobiology and the possibility of locating other life in our own galaxy.Describing the most recent discoveries by space exploration missions, including the Kepler space telescope, the Mars Curiosity rover, and the New Horizons probe, ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

Long before space travel was possible, the idea of life beyond Earth transfixed humans. In this fascinating book, astronomer Jon Willis explores the science of astrobiology and the possibility of locating other life in our own galaxy.Describing the most recent discoveries by space exploration missions, including the Kepler space telescope, the Mars Curiosity rover, and the New Horizons probe,
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Saber-Toothed Tigers: The History and Legacy of the Most Famous Extinct Cat Species

de Charles River Editors ...

Narrado por Daniel Houle ...

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1 horas 55 minutos

Saber-toothed tigers were arguably the most fabled of all the Ice Age creatures. The fearsome beast has earned itself quite the reputation, and it has been referenced to, appeared in, and inspired unique characters in endless books, films, comics, and other pop culture mediums. For example, Marvel's Victor Creed, otherwise known as “Sabretooth,” is most known as Wolverine's nemesis, and he’s ... Leer más

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Saber-toothed tigers were arguably the most fabled of all the Ice Age creatures. The fearsome beast has earned itself quite the reputation, and it has been referenced to, appeared in, and inspired unique characters in endless books, films, comics, and other pop culture mediums. For example, Marvel's Victor Creed, otherwise known as “Sabretooth,” is most known as Wolverine's nemesis, and he’s
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Do Elephants Have Knees? and Other Stories of Darwinian Origins

de Charles R. Ault ...

Narrado por Richard Powers ...

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10 hora 35 minutos

What makes a penguin a bird? Is a camel more closely related to a horse than to a giraffe? Why is a whale not a fish? Similar puzzles preoccupied Charles Darwin throughout his life. Whimsy, in the playfulness of stories for children, is a way to appreciate Darwinian histories.In Do Elephants Have Knees? Charles R. Ault Jr. uses the fanciful imagery of story to explain Darwinian thought. At the ... Leer más

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What makes a penguin a bird? Is a camel more closely related to a horse than to a giraffe? Why is a whale not a fish? Similar puzzles preoccupied Charles Darwin throughout his life. Whimsy, in the playfulness of stories for children, is a way to appreciate Darwinian histories.In Do Elephants Have Knees? Charles R. Ault Jr. uses the fanciful imagery of story to explain Darwinian thought. At the
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Pax and Enviro-Tech Gamechangers

Volume 3 of Do Unto Earth

de Penelope Jean Hayes, Carole Serene Borgens ...

Narrado por Penelope Jean Hayes ...

Series Audiolibro 3 - The Do Unto Earth Series
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1 horas 20 minutos

Did aliens really crash at Roswell in 1947? (And, where are the bodies?) Do ETs help mankind advance our technology? Is there a magical soil that can turn saltwater to fresh and end the global water shortage crisis? What’s the best replacement material to all plastics? What’s coming that will make cell phones a thing of the past as our communication technology advances? All this and more is ... Leer más

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Did aliens really crash at Roswell in 1947? (And, where are the bodies?) Do ETs help mankind advance our technology? Is there a magical soil that can turn saltwater to fresh and end the global water shortage crisis? What’s the best replacement material to all plastics? What’s coming that will make cell phones a thing of the past as our communication technology advances? All this and more is
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Origins

The Search for Our Prehistoric Past

de Frank Harold Trevor Rhodes ...

Narrado por Derek Perkins ...

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10 hora 7 minutos

In Origins, Frank H. T. Rhodes explores the origin and evolution of living things, the changing environments in which they have developed, and the challenges we now face on an increasingly crowded and polluted planet. Rhodes argues that the future well-being of our burgeoning population depends in no small part on our understanding of life’s past, its long and slow development, and its intricate ... Leer más

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In Origins, Frank H. T. Rhodes explores the origin and evolution of living things, the changing environments in which they have developed, and the challenges we now face on an increasingly crowded and polluted planet. Rhodes argues that the future well-being of our burgeoning population depends in no small part on our understanding of life’s past, its long and slow development, and its intricate
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Pax and Our Starseeded Origins

Volume 1 of Do Unto Earth

de Penelope Jean Hayes, Carole Serene Borgens ...

Narrado por Penelope Jean Hayes ...

Series Audiolibro 1 - The Do Unto Earth Series
Completo

2 hora 23 minutos

Is Bigfoot real? Was there a lost continent called Atlantis? What causes navigational anomalies inside the Bermuda Triangle? Are humans actually aliens to Earth? Did ET’s build the Great Pyramids? All this and more is answered in this extraordinary conversation.Pax self-introduces as the “Divine Universe” and “God being” and has important information to share with humanity regarding planetary ... Leer más

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Is Bigfoot real? Was there a lost continent called Atlantis? What causes navigational anomalies inside the Bermuda Triangle? Are humans actually aliens to Earth? Did ET’s build the Great Pyramids? All this and more is answered in this extraordinary conversation.Pax self-introduces as the “Divine Universe” and “God being” and has important information to share with humanity regarding planetary
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The Fox, the Shrew, and You

How Brains Evolved

de Rogier B. Mars ...

Narrado por Gail Shalan ...

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6 hora 37 minutos

A leading neuroscientist describes the long evolutionary process that led to the human brain.Our human brain is both unique and similar to that of other species. The only way we can trace its evolution is by comparing it to the brains of animals alive today. In this book, leading neuroscientist Rogier Mars offers an engaging account of the evolution of the brain by exploring the brains and ... Leer más

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A leading neuroscientist describes the long evolutionary process that led to the human brain.Our human brain is both unique and similar to that of other species. The only way we can trace its evolution is by comparing it to the brains of animals alive today. In this book, leading neuroscientist Rogier Mars offers an engaging account of the evolution of the brain by exploring the brains and
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Ève: 200 millions d'années d'évolution au féminin

de Cat Bohannon ...

Narrado por Léonore Boissière ...

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15 hora 35 minutos

"Les corps femelles ne sont pas de simples corps mâles avec des “trucs en plus” (graisse, seins, utérus). Être sexué s'insinue dans toutes les caractéristiques essentielles de notre corps de mammifère, ainsi que dans la vie que nous menons à l'intérieur de ce corps, que nous soyons une souris ou un être humain." Jusqu'à récemment, les scientifiques se sont contentés d'étudier la norme mâle et nous ... Leer más

$32.06 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

"Les corps femelles ne sont pas de simples corps mâles avec des “trucs en plus” (graisse, seins, utérus). Être sexué s'insinue dans toutes les caractéristiques essentielles de notre corps de mammifère, ainsi que dans la vie que nous menons à l'intérieur de ce corps, que nous soyons une souris ou un être humain." Jusqu'à récemment, les scientifiques se sont contentés d'étudier la norme mâle et nous
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Jungle

How Tropical Forests Shaped the World—and Us

de Patrick Roberts ...

Narrado por Leighton Pugh ...

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12 hora 41 minutos

From the age of dinosaurs to the first human cities, a groundbreaking new history of the planet that tropical forests made.To many of us, tropical forests are the domain of movies and novels. These dense, primordial wildernesses are beautiful to picture, but irrelevant to our lives.Jungle tells a different story. Archaeologist Patrick Roberts argues that tropical forests have shaped nearly every ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

From the age of dinosaurs to the first human cities, a groundbreaking new history of the planet that tropical forests made.To many of us, tropical forests are the domain of movies and novels. These dense, primordial wildernesses are beautiful to picture, but irrelevant to our lives.Jungle tells a different story. Archaeologist Patrick Roberts argues that tropical forests have shaped nearly every
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Spite

The Upside of Your Dark Side

de Simon McCarthy-Jones ...

Narrado por Chris Clarkson ...

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6 hora 5 minutos

Spite angers and enrages us, but it also keeps us honest. In this provocative account, a psychologist examines how petty vengeance explains human thriving.Spite seems utterly useless. You don't gain anything by hurting yourself just so you can hurt someone else. So why hasn't evolution weeded out all the spiteful people?As psychologist Simon McCarthy-Jones argues, spite seems pointless because we ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

Spite angers and enrages us, but it also keeps us honest. In this provocative account, a psychologist examines how petty vengeance explains human thriving.Spite seems utterly useless. You don't gain anything by hurting yourself just so you can hurt someone else. So why hasn't evolution weeded out all the spiteful people?As psychologist Simon McCarthy-Jones argues, spite seems pointless because we
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The Red Queen

Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature

de Matt Ridley ...

Narrado por Simon Prebble ...

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12 hora 52 minutos

“A terrific book, witty and lucid, and brimming with provocative conjectures.” (Wall Street Journal) from the author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller GenomeBrilliantly written, The Red Queen compels us to rethink everything from the persistence of sexism to the endurance of romantic love.Referring to Lewis Carroll's Red Queen from Through the Looking-Glass, a character who has ... ... Leer más

$32.99 USD

“A terrific book, witty and lucid, and brimming with provocative conjectures.” (Wall Street Journal) from the author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller GenomeBrilliantly written, The Red Queen compels us to rethink everything from the persistence of sexism to the endurance of romantic love.Referring to Lewis Carroll's Red Queen from Through the Looking-Glass, a character who has ...
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The Sexual Evolution

How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships

de Nathan H. Lents ...

Narrado por Daniel Henning ...

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13 hora 27 minutos

Longlisted for PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award“A bulletproof case that sexual diversity exists in the natural world…The Sexual Evolution is a thoughtfully and delightfully written book full of illuminating and entertaining information that will be new to most readers. At a time when ignorance and misinformation about sex, gender, reproduction, and intimacy abound, we could all ... Leer más

$32.99 USD

Longlisted for PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award“A bulletproof case that sexual diversity exists in the natural world…The Sexual Evolution is a thoughtfully and delightfully written book full of illuminating and entertaining information that will be new to most readers. At a time when ignorance and misinformation about sex, gender, reproduction, and intimacy abound, we could all
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Les requins : Ces prédateurs ancestraux qui ont survécu aux dinosaures

de Bernard Colas ...

Narrado por Bernard Colas ...

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2 hora 16 minutos

Explorez la paléontologie et l'évolution fascinante des prédateurs marins ayant survécu aux extinctions massives. Idéal pour enrichir votre trajet quotidien, ce voyage immersif à travers le temps géologique démystifie les géants des mers. Laissez-vous captiver par un récit épique où la science décrypte les mystères d'une incroyable longévité biologique.Plongez dans les eaux du Mésozoïque et ... Leer más

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Explorez la paléontologie et l'évolution fascinante des prédateurs marins ayant survécu aux extinctions massives. Idéal pour enrichir votre trajet quotidien, ce voyage immersif à travers le temps géologique démystifie les géants des mers. Laissez-vous captiver par un récit épique où la science décrypte les mystères d'une incroyable longévité biologique.Plongez dans les eaux du Mésozoïque et
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Extinctions de masse : Les cinq fois où la vie sur Terre a failli disparaître

de Alban Delmas ...

Narrado por Alban Delmas ...

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2 hora 16 minutos

Plongez dans l'histoire de l'évolution et découvrez comment la vie a survécu à cinq cataclysmes planétaires majeurs. Idéal pour transformer votre trajet quotidien en une exploration immersive, ce documentaire audio retrace des millions d'années d'histoire naturelle. Laissez-vous transporter des anciens océans de l'Ordovicien jusqu'au triomphe des mammifères.Au-delà de la simple destruction, cette ... Leer más

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Plongez dans l'histoire de l'évolution et découvrez comment la vie a survécu à cinq cataclysmes planétaires majeurs. Idéal pour transformer votre trajet quotidien en une exploration immersive, ce documentaire audio retrace des millions d'années d'histoire naturelle. Laissez-vous transporter des anciens océans de l'Ordovicien jusqu'au triomphe des mammifères.Au-delà de la simple destruction, cette
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Les chiens : Comment le loup est devenu le meilleur ami de l’humanité

de Rémi Sauvage ...

Narrado por Rémi Sauvage ...

Completo

2 hora 8 minutos

Plongez dans l'histoire fascinante de l'évolution animale qui a transformé le loup sauvage en notre fidèle compagnon. Idéal pour accompagner votre promenade quotidienne, ce récit scientifique retrace la naissance d'une alliance inter-espèces absolument unique. Des premières meutes préhistoriques aux foyers modernes, suivez les traces paléontologiques d'une domestication qui a bouleversé l'humanité ... Leer más

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Plongez dans l'histoire fascinante de l'évolution animale qui a transformé le loup sauvage en notre fidèle compagnon. Idéal pour accompagner votre promenade quotidienne, ce récit scientifique retrace la naissance d'une alliance inter-espèces absolument unique. Des premières meutes préhistoriques aux foyers modernes, suivez les traces paléontologiques d'une domestication qui a bouleversé l'humanité
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Histoire de l’intelligence : Comment l’esprit a évolué et les machines ont commencé à penser

de Serge Thomas ...

Narrado por Serge Thomas ...

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2 hora 9 minutos

Explorez l'évolution de la cognition, des premiers microbes à l'intelligence artificielle, pour mieux penser demain. Cette épopée scientifique fascinante est idéale pour transformer vos trajets en véritables moments d'apprentissage profond. Découvrez comment des organismes simples, puis des cerveaux complexes, ont résolu le défi ultime : traiter l'information pour survivre dans un monde chaotique ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Explorez l'évolution de la cognition, des premiers microbes à l'intelligence artificielle, pour mieux penser demain. Cette épopée scientifique fascinante est idéale pour transformer vos trajets en véritables moments d'apprentissage profond. Découvrez comment des organismes simples, puis des cerveaux complexes, ont résolu le défi ultime : traiter l'information pour survivre dans un monde chaotique
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Performance All the Way Down

Genes, Development, and Sexual Difference

de Richard O. Prum ...

Narrado por Graham Winton ...

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13 hora 56 minutos

The idea that gender is a performance—a tenet of queer feminist theory since the 1990s—has spread from college classrooms to popular culture. In Performance All the Way Down, MacArthur Fellow and Pulitzer Prize finalist Richard O. Prum brings gender performativity into conversation with genetics, development, and evolutionary biology, arguing that the sexual binary is not essential to human genes, ... Leer más

$25.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

The idea that gender is a performance—a tenet of queer feminist theory since the 1990s—has spread from college classrooms to popular culture. In Performance All the Way Down, MacArthur Fellow and Pulitzer Prize finalist Richard O. Prum brings gender performativity into conversation with genetics, development, and evolutionary biology, arguing that the sexual binary is not essential to human genes,
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River Out of Eden

A Darwinian View of Life

de Richard Dawkins ...

Narrado por Richard Dawkins, Lalla Ward ...

Series series Science Masters
Completo

5 hora 11 minutos

How did the replication bomb we call "life" begin and where in the world, or rather, in the universe, is it heading? Writing with characteristic wit and an ability to clarify complex phenomena (the New York Times described his style as "the sort of science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius"), Richard Dawkins confronts this ancient mystery. ... Leer más

$18.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

How did the replication bomb we call "life" begin and where in the world, or rather, in the universe, is it heading? Writing with characteristic wit and an ability to clarify complex phenomena (the New York Times described his style as "the sort of science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius"), Richard Dawkins confronts this ancient mystery.
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