The Equations of Life: How Physics Shapes Evolution
Ian Porter Autor Charles S. Cockellen Limba Engleză Digital – 18 iun 2018 – vârsta de la 18 ani
A
groundbreaking
argument
for
why
alien
life
will
evolve
to
be
much
like
life
here
on
Earth
We
are
all
familiar
with
the
popular
idea
of
strange
alien
life
wildly
different
from
life
on
earth
inhabiting
other
planets.
Maybe
it's
made
of
silicon!
Maybe
it
has
wheels!
Or
maybe
it
doesn't.
InThe
Equations
of
Life,
biologist
Charles
S.
Cockell
makes
the
forceful
argument
that
the
laws
of
physics
narrowly
constrain
how
life
can
evolve,
making
evolution's
outcomes
predictable.
If
we
were
to
find
on
a
distant
planet
something
very
much
like
a
lady
bug
eating
something
like
an
aphid,
we
shouldn't
be
surprised.
The
forms
of
life
are
guided
by
a
limited
set
of
rules,
and
as
a
result,
there
is
a
narrow
set
of
solutions
to
the
challenges
of
existence.
A
remarkable
scientific
contribution
breathing
new
life
into
Darwin's
theory
of
evolution,The
Equations
of
Lifemakes
a
radical
argument
about
what
life
can--and
can't--be.
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ISBN-13: 9781974900862
ISBN-10: 197490086X
Dimensiuni: 140 x 124 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.07 kg
Editura: Dreamscape Media
ISBN-10: 197490086X
Dimensiuni: 140 x 124 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.07 kg
Editura: Dreamscape Media
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Notă biografică
Charles
S.
Cockellis
a
professor
of
astrobiology
at
the
University
of
Edinburgh
and
the
director
of
the
UK
Centre
for
Astrobiology.
He
lives
in
Edinburgh,
UK.
Recenzii
"In
a
fascinating
journey
across
physics
and
biology,
Cockell
builds
a
compelling
argument
for
how
physical
principles
constrain
the
course
of
evolution."—Science
"Cockell's book lucidly addresses biology's great mystery: If we grant that life is an interplay of chance and necessity, in the words of the French biochemist Jacques Monod, then which has the upper hand?"—New York Times
"Both magisterial and collegial, this may be the biology book of the year."—Booklist
"Many readers...will relish a lucid, provocative argument that the dazzling variety of organisms produced by 4 billion years of evolution may seem unbounded, but all follow universal laws."—Kirkus Reviews
"Life as we know it arises from an interplay between biological chance and physical necessity. What about life as we don't know it? To think about life on other planets, we need to understand how things could have been different. Charles Cockell's book is a fascinating new look at this question, offering surprising insights on just how constrained biology can be by the laws of physics."—Sean Carroll, author ofThe Big Picture
"Want to know about alien life? According to Charles Cockell, you can learn from the living things all around you, right here on Earth. Whether on this third rock from the Sun or another planet in a far-distant galaxy, creatures should share forms and behaviors shaped by the forces of natural selection and the fundamental laws of physics that reign throughout the universe. In this enlightening, entertaining book, Cockell explains how extraterrestrials might not be quite so 'alien' after all."—Lee Billings, author ofFive Billion Years of Solitude
"Fascinating.A profound exploration of the deep nexus between physics and biology."—Andreas Wagner, professor of evolutionary biology at the University of Zürich and author ofArrival of the Fittest
"An intriguing and enthralling adventure into the physics oflife that is all around us and inside us. Cockell provides a reminder of theseeming rarity of all this beauty but also an invitation to look up to theskies and ask 'where else might something like this be?'"—Robin Ince, co-host ofThe Infinite Monkey Cageand co-author ofHow to Build a Universe(with Brian Cox)
"Cockell's book lucidly addresses biology's great mystery: If we grant that life is an interplay of chance and necessity, in the words of the French biochemist Jacques Monod, then which has the upper hand?"—New York Times
"If
a
ladybug
lands
on
you
while
reading
this
provocative
perspective,
don't
swat
it
away
before
you've
taken
a
good
look.
Astrobiologist
Cockell
uses
the
insect,
along
with
assorted
microbes
and
other
earthly
residents,
to
reassess
the
story
of
life
both
on
and
beyond
our
planet."
—Discover
Magazine"Both magisterial and collegial, this may be the biology book of the year."—Booklist
"Many readers...will relish a lucid, provocative argument that the dazzling variety of organisms produced by 4 billion years of evolution may seem unbounded, but all follow universal laws."—Kirkus Reviews
"Life as we know it arises from an interplay between biological chance and physical necessity. What about life as we don't know it? To think about life on other planets, we need to understand how things could have been different. Charles Cockell's book is a fascinating new look at this question, offering surprising insights on just how constrained biology can be by the laws of physics."—Sean Carroll, author ofThe Big Picture
"Nature's
intricate
diversity
offers
immense
challengesto
biologists--and
inspires
the
rest
of
us
with
wonder
and
delight.
But
despiteits
diversity,
the
entire
biosphere
is
governed
by
unifying
principles--all
livingthings
are
assemblages
of
atoms,
governed
by
gravity
and
other
basic
forces.
Thisriveting
book--fully
accessible
to
the
general
reader--shows
how
all
Earthly
life(and
indeed
any
alien
life
elsewhere
in
the
universe)
emerges
through
the
operationof
basic
physical
laws
and
is
constrained
by
what
these
laws
permit.
Charles
Cockellis
not
only
a
fine
scientist
but
a
fine
writer
too."
—Lord
Martin
Rees,
Astronomer
Royal,
past
President
of
the
Royal
Society"Want to know about alien life? According to Charles Cockell, you can learn from the living things all around you, right here on Earth. Whether on this third rock from the Sun or another planet in a far-distant galaxy, creatures should share forms and behaviors shaped by the forces of natural selection and the fundamental laws of physics that reign throughout the universe. In this enlightening, entertaining book, Cockell explains how extraterrestrials might not be quite so 'alien' after all."—Lee Billings, author ofFive Billion Years of Solitude
"Fascinating.A profound exploration of the deep nexus between physics and biology."—Andreas Wagner, professor of evolutionary biology at the University of Zürich and author ofArrival of the Fittest
"An intriguing and enthralling adventure into the physics oflife that is all around us and inside us. Cockell provides a reminder of theseeming rarity of all this beauty but also an invitation to look up to theskies and ask 'where else might something like this be?'"—Robin Ince, co-host ofThe Infinite Monkey Cageand co-author ofHow to Build a Universe(with Brian Cox)