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A Most Improbable Story: The Evolution of the Universe, Life, and Humankind de Steven J. Theroux

A Most Improbable Story: The Evolution of the Universe, Life, and Humankind

Autor Steven J. Theroux
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 iul 2022
This book is a "Big History" of the evidence regarding how we came to be. It briefly explores philosophical thought and how our past might affect our future. The text summarizes different perspectives, including the strengths and weaknesses of each. The genesis of our planet is explored, especially the circumstances that must exist for complex life to arise. This brief journey highlights the history of life, the emergence of simple lifeforms, and the evolution of complex creatures, including humans. The book concludes with a discussion of why other humanoids went extinct while our species achieved dominance. The author speculates on potentialities awaiting humankind and our planet.
  • The first "Big History" written from the perspective of a biologist
  • Summarizes multiple perspectives of history
  • Documents the unique conditions for the emergence of life
  • Speculates on the future
Chapter 12 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781032218519
ISBN-10: 1032218517
Pagini: 318
Ilustrații: 1 Tables, black and white; 6 Line drawings, color; 5 Line drawings, black and white; 20 Halftones, color; 23 Halftones, black and white; 26 Illustrations, color; 28 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.64 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: CRC Press
Colecția CRC Press

Public țintă

General, Postgraduate, Professional, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Cuprins

Preface
Introduction
Perspective Matters, But Perspective Isn’t Everything – Envisioning
Humankind’s Place in the Universe
Part I: The Making of a Habitable World
1. In the Beginning – The Genesis of the Universe
2. The Life and Death of a Star
3. The Milky Way – A Goldilocks Galaxy
4. The Galactic Cradle
5. The Inimitable Earth
Part II: The Emergence of Life From a Lifeless World
6. Let There Be Life - The Rise of the Prokaryotes
7. Evolution – The Generator of Life’s Diversity
8. The Birth of the Superkingdoms – Prokaryotes, Achaea, and
Eukaryotes
9. Partnering Up – The Journey from Single Cell Eukaryotes to
Multicellular Animals
10. The Blossoming of Terrestrial Life
11. The Emergence of Genus Homo – The Earth’s First Humans Come
Into Being
12. The Genesis of Behaviorally Modern Homo sapiens – A Cognitively
Advanced Human That Can Reflect Upon Its Existence
13. Peering into Life’s Future
Epilogue

Notă biografică

Steven J. Theroux was Professor and Chair of the Natural Sciences department at Assumption University in Massachusetts. He currently teaches Genetics and Biology of Cancer at Harvard University and Assumption University.

Descriere

This book is a “big history” of the evidence regarding how we came to be. It explores philosophical thought and how our past might affect our future. The text reviews different perspectives and the strengths and weaknesses of each. This journey highlights the history of life, the emergence of life forms, and the evolution of complex creatures.