For better science students, this is a collection of 31 essays on natural history.
Two authors - one from the field of physics, the other from the realm of spirituality - debate the most fundamental questions about human existence
It is widely recognised that mainstream economics has failed to translate micro consistently into macro economics and to provide endogenous explanations for the continual changes in the economic system. Since the early 1980s, a growing number of economists have been trying to pr…
"Titillating and provocative essays from one of the freshest voices in science today-- Why do testicles hang the way they do? Is there an adaptive function to the female orgasm? What does it feel like to want to kill yourself? Does "free will" really exist? And why is the penis …
L'éventail du vivant: le mythe du progrès
by Gould, Stephen Jay, Jeanmougin, Christian
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Molecular Ecology, 2nd Edition provides an accessible introduction to the many diverse aspects of this subject. The book takes a logical and progressive approach to uniting examples from a wide range of taxonomic groups. The straightforward writing style offers in depth analys…
The recent discovery of diverse fossil flowers and floral organs in Cretaceous strata has revealed astonishing details about the structural and systematic diversity of early angiosperms. Exploring the rich fossil record that has accumulated over the last three decades, this is …
"The recent discovery of diverse fossil flowers and floral organs in Cretaceous strata has revealed astonishing details about the structural and systematic diversity of early angiosperms. Exploring the rich fossil record that has accumulated over the last three decades, this uni…
A fascinating, far-reaching study of how our species' innate capacity for culture altered the course of our social and evolutionary history.
A fascinating, far-reaching study of how our species' innate capacity for culture altered the course of our social and evolutionary history.