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Evolutionary oddities unmasked by finest science writing.

If nature's quirks intrigue you, "The Panda's Thumb" will feel like a treasure trove. Stephen Jay Gould has an unmatched ability to unveil the poetry behind the science of evolution. His essays will make you see the natural world with new curiosity and wonder.

  • National Book Award for Science (Hardcover) (1981)
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The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History

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ISBN: 9780393300239
Date of Publication: 1982-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Creative Nonfiction, Science, Nature
Goodreads rating: 4.12
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There is grandeur in this view of life, wrote Charles Darwin in the last line of The Origin of Species, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one. In The Panda's Thumb, Stephen Jay Gould delights and instructs while deepening and extending his examination of evolution, a centerpiece of modern science. Were dinosaurs really dumber than lizards? Why are roughly the same number of men and women born? What do the panda's magical "thumb" and the sea turtle's perilous migration tell us about imperfections that prove the evolutionary rule?
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  • National Book Award for Science (Hardcover) (1981)
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