Why read Symbiotic Planet?

Book cover of Symbiotic Planet: A New Look At Evolution

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Although Charles Darwin's theory of evolution laid the foundations of modern biology, it did not tell the whole story. Most remarkably, The Origin of Species said very little about, of all things, the origins of species. Darwin and his modern successors have shown very convincingly how inherited variations are naturally…

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2 authors picked Symbiotic Planet as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

David Seaborg

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Provocative, interesting, well-written, original, educational for science, shows importance of symbiosis in evolution.

From David's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

David Seaborg

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This book presents the fascinating, radical view that symbiosis is crucial in evolution and common and central to it. I am fascinated by symbiosis. This book influenced my theory that all species increase biodiversity, the theory about which I wrote the two books I am featuring here. This book, by one of the two originators of the Gaia Hypothesis, educates the reader on the importance of symbiosis in evolution, which, in my view, is a major mechanism of evolution. It tells how our cells were built by symbiosis.

From David's list on evolution, ecology, and biodiversity.