A review by tinyshedtia
Improbable Destinies: Fate, Chance, and the Future of Evolution by Jonathan B. Losos

3.0

3.5/5 - I am rating this as a semi-knowledgeable but ultimately lay person perspective. This book was really interesting and provided points or examples I had never heard of and I thought the premise was an intriguing one. I think the author makes their point well (that although evolution can be predictable in the short term, it is an enigma on the large scale). However, some examples became so technical I found myself zoning out. This from the perspective I mention earlier reduced the rating on this, however, if I was assigned this for a college or graduate level course, this wouldn’t hurt it.

It is a very well written, engaging, mostly accessible, and informative book on a very difficult topic. Overall I would recommend to the biology and/or evolution nerd.