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Evolutionary journey across time by experts' insights.

If you're fascinated by how we, as a species, have shaped our world and what the future might hold, this book is for you. It's a remarkable synthesis of thoughts from leading scientists, giving a layered perspective on evolution that's both deeply informative and thought-provoking. Reading this could be like accessing a symposium of the greatest minds, all from the comfort of your own home.

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ISBN: 9789811187186
Publisher: Wildtype Books
Date of Publication: 2018-11-21
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Nature, Philosophy, History, Science
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Humans now wield a greater influence on the planet than any other species in history, and human-developed technologies like genetic engineering and artificial intelligence stand poised to surpass biological evolution. Sydney Brenner's 10-On-10: The Chronicles of Evolution brings together leading scientists and thinkers to trace the story of evolution through ten logarithmic scales of time. Through expert insights, this volume considers how humans found our place in the cosmos, and imagines what lies ahead. Chapter Authors: 1. Foreword (Sydney Brenner) 2. Life in the Habitable Zone (John D. Barrow) 3. From Clay to the Code of Life (Hyman Hartman) 4. Stepping Up to Life (Jack W. Szostak) 5. When Cells Get Creative (Giulia Rancati and Norman Pavelka) 6. Finding Strength in Numbers (Detlev Arendt) 7. There and Back Again (Per Ahlberg) 8. Conquest of the Land and Sea (Byrappa Venkatesh) 9. A Salute to Our Placoderm Pioneers (John A. Long) 10. Warming Up to Mammals (Harris Lewin) 11. All in the Family (Francis Thackeray) 12. Lessons from Our Inner Neanderthal (Svante Pääbo) 13. Wired for Intelligence (Terrence Sejnowski) 14. Getting Smart About Learning (Atsushi Iriki) 15. More Than Just Small Talk (Tecumseh Fitch) 16. The Logic of Cultural Evolution (Roland Fletcher) 17. Going with the (Information) Flow (Sander van der Leeuw) 18. Lingo with a Life of Its Own (N. J. Enfield) 19. How We Became Modern (W. Brian Arthur) 20. The Creative Destruction of Evolution (Stefan Thurner) 21. The Challenge of the Anthropocene (J. Stephen Lansing) 22. Difficult Questions in Evolution (Eörs Szathmáry) 23. An Evolving View on Evolution (Gerd B. Müller) 24. The Humble View from Inside Evolution (Helga Nowotny) 25. Epilogue (Sydney Brenner) Published by Wildtype Books and distributed by World Scientific Publishing Co. Science enthusiasts, history buffs, students, educators, scientists, social scientists, researchers.
 

Evolutionary journey across time by experts' insights.

If you're fascinated by how we, as a species, have shaped our world and what the future might hold, this book is for you. It's a remarkable synthesis of thoughts from leading scientists, giving a layered perspective on evolution that's both deeply informative and thought-provoking. Reading this could be like accessing a symposium of the greatest minds, all from the comfort of your own home.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.