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A review by kevin_shepherd
River Out of Eden by Richard Dawkins
5.0
“Never were so many facts explained by so few assumptions. Not only does the Darwinian theory command superabundant power to explain. Its economy in doing so has a sinewy elegance, a poetic beauty that outclasses even the most haunting of the world’s origin myths.” ~Richard Dawkins, Oxford, 1994
River Out of Eden is but one in a series of entertaining and enlightening books called “Science Masters” - HarperCollins, publisher. Others feature Richard Leaky, Daniel Dennett, Jared Diamond, Stephen Jay Gould, and Steven Pinker, to name but a few.
I found this to be a wonderful overview of evolutionary biology. If you’re at all familiar with the plethora of material Dawkins has penned, then consider it a Selfish Gene/Extended Phenotype/Blind Watchmaker hybrid, written for a wide demographic. Highly recommended!
“DNA neither knows nor cares. DNA just is. And we dance to its music.”
River Out of Eden is but one in a series of entertaining and enlightening books called “Science Masters” - HarperCollins, publisher. Others feature Richard Leaky, Daniel Dennett, Jared Diamond, Stephen Jay Gould, and Steven Pinker, to name but a few.
I found this to be a wonderful overview of evolutionary biology. If you’re at all familiar with the plethora of material Dawkins has penned, then consider it a Selfish Gene/Extended Phenotype/Blind Watchmaker hybrid, written for a wide demographic. Highly recommended!
“DNA neither knows nor cares. DNA just is. And we dance to its music.”