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Bioluminescence

Living Lights, Lights for Living

de Thérèse Wilson, J. Woodland Hastings ...

Bioluminescence is everywhere on earth—most of all in the ocean, from angler fish in the depths to the flashing of dinoflagellates at the surface. Here, Thérèse Wilson and Woody Hastings explore the natural history, evolution, and biochemistry of the diverse array of organisms that emit light.While some bacteria, mushrooms, and invertebrates, as well as fish, are bioluminescent, other vertebrates ... Leer más

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Bioluminescence is everywhere on earth—most of all in the ocean, from angler fish in the depths to the flashing of dinoflagellates at the surface. Here, Thérèse Wilson and Woody Hastings explore the natural history, evolution, and biochemistry of the diverse array of organisms that emit light.While some bacteria, mushrooms, and invertebrates, as well as fish, are bioluminescent, other vertebrates
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The Ascent of Birds

How Modern Science is Revealing their Story

de John Reilly ...

Series series Pelagic Monographs
When and where did the ancestors of modern birds evolve? What enabled them to survive the meteoric impact that wiped out the dinosaurs? How did these early birds spread across the globe and give rise to the 10,600-plus species we recognise today ― from the largest ratites to the smallest hummingbirds? Based on the latest scientific discoveries and enriched by personal observations, The Ascent of ... Leer más

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When and where did the ancestors of modern birds evolve? What enabled them to survive the meteoric impact that wiped out the dinosaurs? How did these early birds spread across the globe and give rise to the 10,600-plus species we recognise today ― from the largest ratites to the smallest hummingbirds? Based on the latest scientific discoveries and enriched by personal observations, The Ascent of
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Stone Age Code

From Monkey Business to AI

de Shane Neeley ...

Acclaim for Stone Age Code:“The book is simply brilliant and genuine, so friendly and stimulating!" - Emiliano Bruner, Ph.D., Hominid Paleoneurology Researcher, Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (Spain)“A charming, informative, and thought-provoking read.” - Adam Cornford, poet, journalist, and a great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin.“My overall impression as a lifelong ... Leer más

$6.99 USD

Acclaim for Stone Age Code:“The book is simply brilliant and genuine, so friendly and stimulating!" - Emiliano Bruner, Ph.D., Hominid Paleoneurology Researcher, Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (Spain)“A charming, informative, and thought-provoking read.” - Adam Cornford, poet, journalist, and a great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin.“My overall impression as a lifelong
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The History of Life

A Very Short Introduction

de Michael J. Benton ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring There are few stories more remarkable than the evolution of life on earth. Where did humans come from? Where did life come from? New fields of study, such as molecular biology and astrobiology, are shedding remarkable new light on the origin of life and the origin of sex. In this Very Short Introduction Michael J. Benton covers all the main ... Leer más

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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring There are few stories more remarkable than the evolution of life on earth. Where did humans come from? Where did life come from? New fields of study, such as molecular biology and astrobiology, are shedding remarkable new light on the origin of life and the origin of sex. In this Very Short Introduction Michael J. Benton covers all the main
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WTF, Evolution?!

A Theory of Unintelligible Design

de Mara Grunbaum ...

We all have our off days. Why should Evolution be any different? Maybe Evolution got carried away with an idea that was just a little too crazy—like having the Regal Horned Lizard defend itself by shooting three-foot streams of blood from its eyes. Or maybe Evolution ran out of steam (Memo to Evolution: The Irrawaddy Dolphin looks like a prototype that should have been left on the drawing board). ... Leer más

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We all have our off days. Why should Evolution be any different? Maybe Evolution got carried away with an idea that was just a little too crazy—like having the Regal Horned Lizard defend itself by shooting three-foot streams of blood from its eyes. Or maybe Evolution ran out of steam (Memo to Evolution: The Irrawaddy Dolphin looks like a prototype that should have been left on the drawing board).
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The Rebirth of Nature

The Greening of Science and God

de Rupert Sheldrake ...

Rupert Sheldrake, one of the world's preeminent biologists, has revolutionized scientific thinking with his vision of a living, developing universe--one with its own inherent memory. In The Rebirth of Nature, Sheldrake urges us to move beyond the centuries-old mechanistic view of nature, explaining why we can no longer regard the world as inanimate and purposeless. Sheldrake shows how recent ... Leer más

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Rupert Sheldrake, one of the world's preeminent biologists, has revolutionized scientific thinking with his vision of a living, developing universe--one with its own inherent memory. In The Rebirth of Nature, Sheldrake urges us to move beyond the centuries-old mechanistic view of nature, explaining why we can no longer regard the world as inanimate and purposeless. Sheldrake shows how recent
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Bütünsel Bakışla Canlılık-I

"Madde ve Enerji, Beden ve Ruh İlişkisi"

de Yunus İlik ...

Series Libro 1 - Canlılık ve Evrim
CANLILIK Nedir?Bilinç nedir?Zamanla bağlantılı olduklarını görebilir miyiz?Duyguların ne olduğunu söyleyebilir miyiz?Beden ve Ruh ayrı mı yanılgı mıdır?Beden ve ruh, madde ve enerji gibi midir?Einstein'ın ünlü E=M.C2 formülüyle, madde ve enerjinin temelde aynı şeyler olduğunu ve birbirlerine dönüşebildiklerini, maddenin yoğunlaşmış uzay-enerji alanı olduğunu göstermiştir.Madde ile enerji ... Leer más

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CANLILIK Nedir?Bilinç nedir?Zamanla bağlantılı olduklarını görebilir miyiz?Duyguların ne olduğunu söyleyebilir miyiz?Beden ve Ruh ayrı mı yanılgı mıdır?Beden ve ruh, madde ve enerji gibi midir?Einstein'ın ünlü E=M.C2 formülüyle, madde ve enerjinin temelde aynı şeyler olduğunu ve birbirlerine dönüşebildiklerini, maddenin yoğunlaşmış uzay-enerji alanı olduğunu göstermiştir.Madde ile enerji
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Darwin's Sandcastle

Evolution's Failure in the Light of Scripture and the Scientific Evidence

de Gordon Wilson ...

It's about time Darwinism is seen for what it is.Why are brilliant and logical scientists not reasonable on the question of the ultimate cause of the unity, diversity, and complexity of life on Earth? We wrongly think that an accurate view of life's origins can be deduced by science and logic alone apart from faith and humble submission to God's Word. Without the light of God's Word, unbelievers ... Leer más

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It's about time Darwinism is seen for what it is.Why are brilliant and logical scientists not reasonable on the question of the ultimate cause of the unity, diversity, and complexity of life on Earth? We wrongly think that an accurate view of life's origins can be deduced by science and logic alone apart from faith and humble submission to God's Word. Without the light of God's Word, unbelievers
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The Effects Of Cross And Self Fertilisation In The Vegetable Kingdom (Mobi Classics)

de Charles Darwin ...

The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom is a book on evolution in plants by Charles Darwin, first published in 1876. In this book Darwin provides experimental evidence for a hypothesis stated in his famed book of 1859, Origin of Species, that "... in none [i.e. plant] [...]can self-fertilisation go on for perpetuity" (Origin p101). He reports on experiments conducted ... Leer más

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The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom is a book on evolution in plants by Charles Darwin, first published in 1876. In this book Darwin provides experimental evidence for a hypothesis stated in his famed book of 1859, Origin of Species, that "... in none [i.e. plant] [...]can self-fertilisation go on for perpetuity" (Origin p101). He reports on experiments conducted
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50 Maddede Evrim Teorisinin Çöküşü

de Harun Yahya ...

Bilimsel bir gerçek gibi sunulmaya çalışılan evrim teorisi çürük temellere dayanmaktadır. Evrimcilerin ortaya attıkları her iddia, bilim tarafından yalanlanmıştır. Evrimciler ise propaganda, demagoji gibi yöntemlerle bu teoriyi ayakta tutmaya çalışıyorlar. Bu kitapçıkta, evrim teorisinin temel iddiaları bilimsel delillerle çürütülmektedir. ... Leer más

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Bilimsel bir gerçek gibi sunulmaya çalışılan evrim teorisi çürük temellere dayanmaktadır. Evrimcilerin ortaya attıkları her iddia, bilim tarafından yalanlanmıştır. Evrimciler ise propaganda, demagoji gibi yöntemlerle bu teoriyi ayakta tutmaya çalışıyorlar. Bu kitapçıkta, evrim teorisinin temel iddiaları bilimsel delillerle çürütülmektedir.
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Molecular Storms

The Physics of Stars, Cells and the Origin of Life

de Liam Graham ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
“Following in the footsteps of Stephen Hawking's ‘A brief history of time’ and Simon Singh's ‘Fermat’s Last Theorem’ this exceptionally accessible book will you leave marveling at the wonders of the world and, if you didn't listen to your science teachers, wishing you had. Graham writes with the mind of a physicist and the soul of a poet.”Nicki Hayes, CCO, The Communications Practice, author of ... Leer más

$40.49 USD

“Following in the footsteps of Stephen Hawking's ‘A brief history of time’ and Simon Singh's ‘Fermat’s Last Theorem’ this exceptionally accessible book will you leave marveling at the wonders of the world and, if you didn't listen to your science teachers, wishing you had. Graham writes with the mind of a physicist and the soul of a poet.”Nicki Hayes, CCO, The Communications Practice, author of
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The Philosophy of Evolution

de Rod Hemsell ...

As presented here, The Philosophy of Evolution, is a compendium of lectures presented by Rod Hemsell at the University of Human Unity in Auroville in 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2013. The main thrust of Sri Aurobindo's yoga has always been toward an active participation in the human evolution and this is the defining concept which set Sri Aurobindo and the Mother apart from all others in the very ... Leer más

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As presented here, The Philosophy of Evolution, is a compendium of lectures presented by Rod Hemsell at the University of Human Unity in Auroville in 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2013. The main thrust of Sri Aurobindo's yoga has always been toward an active participation in the human evolution and this is the defining concept which set Sri Aurobindo and the Mother apart from all others in the very
... Leer más
Evolving Insight

de Richard W. Byrne ...

'Insight' is not a very popular word in psychology or biology. Popular terms-like "intelligence", "planning", "complexity" or "cognitive"- have a habit of sprawling out to include everyone's favourite interpretation, and end up with such vague meanings that each new writer has to redefine them for use. Insight remains in everyday usage: as a down-to-earth, lay term for a deep, shrewd or discerning ... Leer más

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'Insight' is not a very popular word in psychology or biology. Popular terms-like "intelligence", "planning", "complexity" or "cognitive"- have a habit of sprawling out to include everyone's favourite interpretation, and end up with such vague meanings that each new writer has to redefine them for use. Insight remains in everyday usage: as a down-to-earth, lay term for a deep, shrewd or discerning
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Charles Darwin: The Origin of Species (ActiveTOC) (Cronos Classics)

de Charles Darwin ...

Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, in which he writes of his theories of evolution by natural selection, is one of the most important works of scientific study ever published. ... Leer más

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Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, in which he writes of his theories of evolution by natural selection, is one of the most important works of scientific study ever published.
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Active Biological Evolution: Feedback-Driven, Actively Accelerated, Organismal and Cancer Evolution

de Frank H. Laukien ...

The underlying active mechanisms of change generation, which enable efficient adaptive evolution, have eluded biologists for decades. Until now...The prevailing scientific view still holds that organismal and cancer evolution is largely a function of accumulated random genetic mutations and natural selection.While inefficient random mutations were the primary mechanism of evolution during early ... Leer más

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The underlying active mechanisms of change generation, which enable efficient adaptive evolution, have eluded biologists for decades. Until now...The prevailing scientific view still holds that organismal and cancer evolution is largely a function of accumulated random genetic mutations and natural selection.While inefficient random mutations were the primary mechanism of evolution during early
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Species Concepts and Phylogenetic Theory

A Debate

Edición de Quentin Wheeler, Rudolf Meier ...

No question in theoretical biology has been more perennially controversial or perplexing than "What is a species?" Recent advances in phylogenetic theory have called into question traditional views of species and spawned many concepts that are currently competing for general acceptance. Once the subject of esoteric intellectual exercises, the "species problem" has emerged as a critically important ... Leer más

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No question in theoretical biology has been more perennially controversial or perplexing than "What is a species?" Recent advances in phylogenetic theory have called into question traditional views of species and spawned many concepts that are currently competing for general acceptance. Once the subject of esoteric intellectual exercises, the "species problem" has emerged as a critically important
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The Cambridge Handbook of the Imagination

Edición de Anna Abraham ...

Series series Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology
The human imagination manifests in countless different forms. We imagine the possible and the impossible. How do we do this so effortlessly? Why did the capacity for imagination evolve and manifest with undeniably manifold complexity uniquely in human beings? This handbook reﬂects on such questions by collecting perspectives on imagination from leading experts. It showcases a rich and detailed ... Leer más

$63.99 USD

The human imagination manifests in countless different forms. We imagine the possible and the impossible. How do we do this so effortlessly? Why did the capacity for imagination evolve and manifest with undeniably manifold complexity uniquely in human beings? This handbook reﬂects on such questions by collecting perspectives on imagination from leading experts. It showcases a rich and detailed
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Do We Need Midwives?

de Michel Odent ...

$8.94 USD
Snowball Earth

The Story of a Maverick Scientist and His Theory of the Global Catastrophe That Spawned Life As We Know It

de Gabrielle Walker ...

Did the Earth once undergo a super ice age, one that froze the entire planet from the poles to the equator? In Snowball Earth, gifted writer Gabrielle Walker has crafted an intriguing global adventure story, following maverick scientist Paul Hoffman’s quest to prove a theory so audacious and profound that it is shaking the world of earth sciences to its core.In lyrical prose that brings each ... Leer más

$6.99 USD

Did the Earth once undergo a super ice age, one that froze the entire planet from the poles to the equator? In Snowball Earth, gifted writer Gabrielle Walker has crafted an intriguing global adventure story, following maverick scientist Paul Hoffman’s quest to prove a theory so audacious and profound that it is shaking the world of earth sciences to its core.In lyrical prose that brings each
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Evolution and Ethics

de Thomas Henry Huxley ...

Huxley's classic lecture on evolution, human nature, and the way to true happinessThomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895) was one of the most prominent evolutionists of the late nineteenth century. A close companion of Charles Darwin, Huxley developed a reputation as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his relentless defense of evolutionary theory. Huxley was also an ardent supporter of social reform, particularly in ... Leer más

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Huxley's classic lecture on evolution, human nature, and the way to true happinessThomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895) was one of the most prominent evolutionists of the late nineteenth century. A close companion of Charles Darwin, Huxley developed a reputation as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his relentless defense of evolutionary theory. Huxley was also an ardent supporter of social reform, particularly in
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Moths

de Mike Majerus ...

Series Libro 90 - Collins New Naturalist Library
Moths provides a comprehensive account of the diverse natural history of these fascinating and popular insects. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.comAnother volume in the popular New Naturalist series, this book is a comprehensive account of the diverse natural history of these fascinating and popular insects.Michael Majerus, author of the popular New Naturalist Ladybirds, examines all ... Leer más

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Moths provides a comprehensive account of the diverse natural history of these fascinating and popular insects. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.comAnother volume in the popular New Naturalist series, this book is a comprehensive account of the diverse natural history of these fascinating and popular insects.Michael Majerus, author of the popular New Naturalist Ladybirds, examines all
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From Darwin to Design

The Journey of a Mathematics Professor from Atheism to Faith

de Dr. C. L. Cagan, Robert Hymers ...

Absolute proof…there is a God!From Darwin to Design shows how Dr. Cagan, a staunch atheist, gradually began realizing that the laws governing the universe are too precise to point to anything but Intelligent Design. Dr. Cagan presents surprising information that will convince you of the awesomeness of God. He makes Himself evident down to, and including, the minutest part of science and math.You ... Leer más

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Absolute proof…there is a God!From Darwin to Design shows how Dr. Cagan, a staunch atheist, gradually began realizing that the laws governing the universe are too precise to point to anything but Intelligent Design. Dr. Cagan presents surprising information that will convince you of the awesomeness of God. He makes Himself evident down to, and including, the minutest part of science and math.You
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Humankind

de Alexander H Harcourt ...

Where did the human species originate, why are tropical peoples much more diverse than those at polar latitudes, and why can only Japanese peoples digest seaweed? In Humankind, U. C. Davis professor Alexander Harcourt answers these questions and more, as he explains how the expansion of the human species around the globe and our interaction with our environment explains much about why humans ... Leer más

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Where did the human species originate, why are tropical peoples much more diverse than those at polar latitudes, and why can only Japanese peoples digest seaweed? In Humankind, U. C. Davis professor Alexander Harcourt answers these questions and more, as he explains how the expansion of the human species around the globe and our interaction with our environment explains much about why humans
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Évolution

Les Grands Articles d'Universalis

de Encyclopaedia Universalis ...

La théorie de l'évolution, née au XVIIIe siècle mais remodelée par Charles Darwin en 1859, est admise depuis la fin du XIXe siècle par l'immense majorité des scientifiques. Elle peut se résumer à l'idée que les espèces vivantes se modifient au cours du temps, au point de ... ... Leer más

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La théorie de l'évolution, née au XVIIIe siècle mais remodelée par Charles Darwin en 1859, est admise depuis la fin du XIXe siècle par l'immense majorité des scientifiques. Elle peut se résumer à l'idée que les espèces vivantes se modifient au cours du temps, au point de ...
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