| Description |
viii, 309 pages : maps ; 25 cm |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Me and you and evolution, too -- The great creationism debate -- Creation and the second law of thermodynamics -- Bottom-up design -- A deep dive into deep time -- On the origin of evolution -- Lamarck and his not-acquired traits -- My prom and sexual selection -- The tale of the red queen -- Dogs are all dogs -- The tree of life--or is it a bush? -- Biodiversity comes in the territory -- Fossil records and explosions -- Mass extinctions and you -- Ancient dinosaurs and the asteroid text -- Punctuated equilibrium -- Contingency, bottlenecking, and founding -- Mosquitos in the tube -- Convergence, analogy, and homology -- What good is half a wing? -- Human bodies are walking, talking, and good-enough -- Evolution is why we don't believe in evolution -- Micro or macro--ist's all evolution -- Michael Faraday and the joy of discovery -- Medicine and you--evolution at the doctor's office -- Antibiotic drug resistance--evolution strikes back -- The irresistable urge of altruism -- Games species play -- Costly signals -- Genetically modified foods--what the GMF? -- Human cloning--not cool -- Our skin colors -- Is the human species still evolving? -- Astrobiologically speaking : is anyone there? -- The sparks that started it all -- A second genesis--of life? -- Life's cosmic imperative |
| Summary |
Revealing the mechanics of evolutionary theory, the scientist, engineer, and inventor presents a compelling argument for the scientific unviability of creationism and insists that creationism's place in the science classroom is harmful to the future of the greater world. |
| Subject |
Natural history -- Philosophy -- Popular works.
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Evolution (Biology) -- Popular works.
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Creationism -- Popular works.
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Religion and science.
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| Added Author |
Powell, Corey S., 1966- editor.
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| Added Title |
Evolution and the science of creation |
| ISBN |
9781250007131 (hardcover) |
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1250007135 (hardcover) |
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