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December 2012: Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
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I read this a few years ago... great read. If you haven't learned about Tiktaalik yet, you will. Here's a funny video made that goes with the book:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9h1tR...
Great read. I had my biology students read this and they found it fascinating. An eye opener for them.
Dan wrote: "I read this a few years ago... great read. If you haven't learned about Tiktaalik yet, you will. Here's a funny video made that goes with the book:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9h1tR..."
Thank you! That is a fun video after reading the book.
I was quite charmed by this book. At first-- at the 'walk in the zoo' section-- I was worried it would be overly simplistic and rudimentary. But it's really an artful blend of memoir, scientific research, and reflections on the implications of the science. (You've got to think he must be an excellent undergraduate teacher.) It's written at a very basic level, but without (so far as I can tell) misrepresentation and oversimplification.
Great book. Stylistically I really like the accessible approach, and a tone that is friendly without being patronising. Its breakdown of the process of planning an expedition I found really interesting. I'd recommend this to pretty much anyone who wants an accessible intro to current evidence for evolution.
