Undeniable : evolution and the science of creation /
Nye, Bill,author.
Powell, Corey S.,1966-editor.
"Sparked by a controversial debate in February 2014, Bill Nye has set off on an energetic campaign to spread awareness of evolution and the powerful way it shapes our lives. In Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation, he explains why race doesn't really exist; evaluates the true promise and peril of genetically modified food; reveals how new species are born, an a dog kennel and in a London subway; takes a stroll through 4.5 billion years of time; and explores the new search for alien life, including aliens right here on Earth. With infectious enthusiasm, Bill Nye shows that evolution is much more than a rebuttal to creationism; it is an essential way to understand how nature works - and to change the world. It might also help you get a date on a Saturday night"--Back cover.
First published in hardback edition by St. Martin's in 2014.
"Sparked by a controversial debate in February 2014, Bill Nye has set off on an energetic campaign to spread awareness of evolution and the powerful way it shapes our lives. In Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation, he explains why race doesn't really exist; evaluates the true promise and peril of genetically modified food; reveals how new species are born, an a dog kennel and in a London subway; takes a stroll through 4.5 billion years of time; and explores the new search for alien life, including aliens right here on Earth. With infectious enthusiasm, Bill Nye shows that evolution is much more than a rebuttal to creationism; it is an essential way to understand how nature works - and to change the world. It might also help you get a date on a Saturday night"--Back cover.
Includes index.
Me and you and evolution, too -- The great creationism debate -- Creation and the second law of thermodynamics -- Bottom-up design -- A deep dive into deep time -- On the origin of evolution -- Lamarck and his not-acquired traits -- My prom and sexual selection -- The tale of the Red Queen -- Dogs are all dogs -- The tree of life--or is it a bush? -- Biodiversity comes in the territory -- Fossil records and explosions -- Mass extinction and you -- Ancient dinosaurs and the asteroid test -- Punctuated equilibrium -- Contingency, bottlenecking, and founding -- Mosquitos in the tube -- Convergence, analogy, and homology -- What good is half a wing? -- Human bodies are walking, talking, and good-enough -- Evolution is why we don't believe in evolution -- Micro or macro -- it's all evolution -- Michael Faraday and the joy of discovery -- Medicine and you--evolution at the doctor's office -- Antibiotic drug resistance--evolution strikes back -- The irresistable urge of altruism -- Games species play -- Costly signals -- Genetically modified foods--what the GMF? -- Human cloning--not cool -- Our skin colors -- Is the human species still evolving? -- Astrobiologically speaking : is anyone there? -- The sparks that started it all -- A second genesis--of life? -- Life's cosmic imperative --GMOs, Es, and Fs reconsidered.
Evolution (Biology)
Creationism
Natural history
Religion and science.
Creationism.
Evolution (Biology)
Natural history
Religion and science.