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These 23 stories take us on a twisted fun ride into some future times and parallel universes where characters as diverse as a one-legged International Actuarial Forensics specialist, a pharmaceutical guinea pig, and a far-sighted fetus engage in their own games of the survival of the fittest. From a new short story by William Gibson in which a teen disassociated from his body haunts his neighborhood through the decades, to Douglas Coupland's balls-out...
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In Darwin and Facial Expression, Paul Ekman and a cast of other notable scholars and scientists, reconsider the central concepts and key sources of information in Darwin's work on emotional expression. First published in 1972 to celebrate the centennial of the publication of Darwin's, The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, it is the first of three works edited by Dr. Ekman and others on the subject. This Malor edition contains new and...
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La formulación de Charles Darwin de la teoría de la evolución, y su tan asumida idea fundamental de la "supervivencia de los más aptos" es, hoy en día, si no algo perfectamente demostrado, sí algo generalmente aceptado como lógico y evidente. En su tiempo, sin embargo, su revolucionaria obra "El origen de las especies" y la noción de que la humanidad es solo un paso más en un proceso de supervivencia y selección en desarrollo fueron escandalosas.
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In this provocative history of contemporary debates over evolution, veteran journalist Tom Bethell depicts Darwin's theory as a nineteenth-century idea past its prime, propped up by logical fallacies, bogus claims, and empirical evidence that is all but disintegrating under an onslaught of new scientific discoveries. Bethell presents a concise yet wide-ranging tour of the flash points of modern evolutionary theory, investigating controversies over...
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The father of evolution imbibed history with his controversial book On the Origin of Species. As a young scientist studying natural history, Charles Darwin set out on the HMS Beagle for a five-year voyage that would bring him in contact with animal species, plant species, and rock formations all over the world. This voyage established him as an eminent geologist, and his publication of his journal of the voyage established him as a well-known popular...
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Se presentan los siete capítulos referidos a Chile, a partir de la primera edición chilena de la obra de Charles Darwin que retrata sus viajes por el mundo. Es una publicación para un público amplio, con un prólogo y notas agregadas referidas a la geología, flora y fauna chilenas, información dispuesta además en un índice detallado y con muchos de sus nombres actualizados. Se acompaña con casi 100 ilustraciones, pinturas, grabados y dibujos...
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Eco/logical R/evolution, is the story of mankind, told with words of a great subjective odyssey, the never-ending quest; for objective truths and collective Eudaimonia. The author raises the issues; of political weakness and widespread confusion, about logical analytical errors, which we find in Old Marxist Ideology. A conscious effort is thus made, to expel the mental subjugation of Platonic Idealism, away from the clenches Aristotelian Realism and...
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El capitán inglés Geoffrey Cardozo llegó a las islas Malvinas en julio de 1982, una vez finalizada la guerra. Al poco tiempo, el azar le deparó una tarea para la que no se había preparado: enterrar provisoriamente los cuerpos de los soldados argentinos que habían quedado desperdigados por las islas tras el combate. Pero luego, ante la negativa y el desinterés de la dictadura argentina por repatriar los restos, Cardozo quedó oficialmente a...
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The fascinating story of Charles Darwin's friend, fellow scientist, and champion.
Sir John Lubbock was an important Darwinist, witness to an extraordinary moment in the history of science and archaeology-the emotive scientific, religious, and philosophical debate which was triggered by the publication of Darwin's On the Origin of Species in 1859.
Darwin's Apprentice looks at Lubbock's critical yet often overlooked role in the Darwinian...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the essential points of Darwin's theory of evolution in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Darwin's theory of evolution. After setting sail aboard the Beagle to carry out a scientific expedition, Charles Darwin made some surprising discoveries: using the example of finches on the Galapagos Islands, he concluded that each of the 13 species...
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In this follow-up to his widely acclaimed Pavlov's Trout, internationally recognized psychologist and 50-year fisherman Paul Quinnett, Ph.D., explores the evolutionary foundations of fishing and why so many people have such a strong bond to the sport. Referencing Charles Darwin's Origin of the Species, Quinnett examines how people have evolved, and in some ways "de-evolved", from our fishing and evolutionary partner the black bass. Throughout Darwin's...
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The author of the critically acclaimed Amelia Earhart novel Hidden Latitudes offers a beautifully crafted story about two naturalists, both damaged by ghosts from the past, who find love as they work to save a rare bird species off the coast of Mauritius--and fend off a powerful townsman who is threatened by their presence.
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The Darwin Awards 4 commemorates those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it, showing us just how uncommon common sense can be!
Meet the absentminded terrorist who opens a mail bomb returned to him for insufficient postage. Marvel at the thief who steals electrical wires before shutting off the current. Gape at the would-be pilot who flies his lawn chair suspended from helium balloons into air-traffic lanes.
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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 readings as a university student and his five-year voyage...
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The Darwin Awards III commemorate those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it, showing us just how uncommon common sense can be!
Meet the absentminded terrorist who opens a mail bomb returned to him for insufficient postage. Marvel at the thief who steals electrical wires before shutting off the current. Gape at the would-be pilot who flies his lawn chair suspended from helium balloons into air-traffic lanes.
These tales of...
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Biophilia, the love of life, encompasses the drive to survive, a sense of kinship with all life-forms, and an instinct for beauty. In this unconventional book, Kay Harel uses biophilia as a lens to explore Charles Darwin's life and thought in deeply original ways. In a set of interrelated essays, she considers how the love of life enabled him to see otherwise unseen evolutionary truths.
Harel traces the influence of biophilia on Darwin's views of...
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The debate between proponents of Darwinism and those of Intelligent Design has reached the status of a full-scale public battle. With stories of qualifying statements about evolution in public school textbooks and the recent 70th anniversary of the Scopes Monkey trial in the news, the question about our origins will not be put to rest. Following up his award-winning Doubts about Darwin, Thomas Woodward traces the continuing saga of the ID movement...