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What we do and do not know about evolution, by one of the field's
pioneering thinkers. Evolution is the most important idea in
biology, with implications that go far beyond science. But despite
more than a century's progress in understanding, there is still
widespread confusion about what evolution is, how it works and why
it is the only plausible mechanism that can account for the
remarkable diversity of life on Earth. Now, for the first time in a
book aimed at a general audience, one of the founding fathers of
modern biology tells us what we know - and what we do not know -
about evolution. In showing how evolution has gone from theory to
fact, he explores various controversial fads and fallacies such as
punctuated equilibrium, the selfish-gene theory and evolutionary
psychology. He ends by looking at what we know about human
evolution and how, in turn, this knowledge has affected the way in
which we view ourselves and the world.
Sniff! This photo-guessing game challenges kids to guess whose nose
appears in each image. The sniffling and snort-worthy answers may
be surprising!
The Cat in the Hat takes Sally and Dick for a ride through the human body where they visit the right and left sides of the brain, meet the Feletons from far off Fadin (when they stand in the sun you can see through their skin), scuba dive through the blood system, follow food and water through the digestive tract, and a whole lot more!
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