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How the science of evolution explains how everything came to be, from bacteria and blue whales to cell phones, cities, and artificial intelligence
Everything Evolves reveals how evolutionary dynamics shape the world as we know it and how we are harnessing the principles of evolution in pursuit of many goals,…
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I love the way that Everything Evolves insists that the way that technology develops really is the same process as evolution in nature.
People have often used this idea metaphorically, but Vellend shows how the concept of evolution didn’t have to start in biology. It’s just that Darwin’s idea had maximum impact for obvious reasons.
The book reinforces the ideas in Peter Brannen’s, showing that there is now a fresh way of looking at, yes, Everything.
From Peter's list on new understanding of carbon dioxide’s pivotal role in 4 billion years of Earth history.
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