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Autor:
Egbert Giles Leigh
Publikováno v:
Evolution: Education and Outreach, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2022)
Abstract This is a review of Soil Grown Tall: The Epic Saga of Life from Earth, by Gregory J. Retallack. In this book, Retallack shows how soils and life have coevolved over the last 3.5 billion years, and what soils tell us about the environments in
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https://doaj.org/article/33c2a640ab45403885c28b874808ee8c
Autor:
Egbert Giles Leigh
Publikováno v:
Evolution: Education and Outreach, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2022)
Abstract This is a review of A Series of Fortunate Events, by Sean B. Carroll. First, Carroll uses the decisive role of chance in our lives to deny validity to anthropocentric religion. Then he discusses impacts of chance environmental disasters on t
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https://doaj.org/article/bd0d6f32b1ae4d19b3ad5a2b408c4f62
Autor:
Egbert Giles Leigh
Publikováno v:
Evolution: Education and Outreach, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2020)
Abstract This is a review of Bruce MacFadden’s Broader Impacts of Science on Society. Here, MacFadden suggests how scientists should, and how the National Science Foundation tries to, spread interest in and understanding of science more widely, esp
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https://doaj.org/article/d5427fb8eab34a60b340c96b7bd918e3
Can the morality of a group whose members are interdependent be extended to all humanity and beyond?
Autor:
Egbert Giles Leigh
Publikováno v:
Evolution: Education and Outreach, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2019)
Abstract I review David Sloan Wilson’s This View of Life, which considers why a group’s members, if tightly interdependent, must treat each other sympathetically, justly and generously, and what actions could cause these sentiments to extend to a
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/c60d188bd53c47a892a92aef7887b14e
Autor:
Egbert Giles Leigh
Publikováno v:
Evolution: Education and Outreach, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2018)
Abstract This is a review of Ryan’s A Taste for the Beautiful and Prum’s The Evolution of Beauty, two books that show how sexual selection by female choice can favor the evolution of beauty.
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https://doaj.org/article/048b7a21d7f94126b1d8adf569d91a78
Autor:
Egbert Giles Leigh
Publikováno v:
Evolution: Education and Outreach, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-3 (2019)
Abstract This is a review of de Waal’s Mama’s Last Hug, which shows how similar human emotions are to those of other social vertebrates, and how emotions shape thought, action and social life.
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https://doaj.org/article/92adc5a13640475c8bcb54014c070f83
Autor:
Egbert Giles Leigh, Christian Ziegler
A beautifully written exploration of how cooperation shaped life on earth, from its single-celled beginnings to complex human societies In this rich, wide-ranging, beautifully illustrated volume, Egbert Leigh explores the results of billions of years
Autor:
Egbert Giles Leigh Jr
In Tropical Forest Ecology, Egbert G. Leigh, Jr., one of the world's foremost tropical ecologists, introduces readers to the tropical forest and describes the intricate web of interdependence among the great diversity of tropical plants and animals.
Autor:
Jr Egbert Giles Leigh
Publikováno v:
Scientia.