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In the book’s prologue, author Daniel T. Blumstein explains his introduction to the study of fear.

Fear binds us to our human and nonhuman ancestors. Understanding the emotion can help us grapple with challenges we face today.

In the prologue to the book, author Neil Shubin sets the stage for discussing the iterative repurposing that marks several transformational developments throughout evolution.

Evolution needn’t make improbable leaps to facilitate transitions into uncharted biological territory. Adapting new uses for existing structures works just fine.

The Scientist reviews Serendipity, Complexity, The Human Superorgasism, and Love and Ruin

Scientific progress is only achieved when humans' innate sense of understanding is validated by objective reality.

Sorting the Beef from the Bull, Cheats and Deceits, A Sea of Glass, and Following the Wild Bees

Lab Girl, The Most Perfect Thing, Half-Earth, and Cosmosapiens

Herding Hemingway's Cats, Hair: A Human History, Restless Creatures, and The Mind Club

Welcome to the Microbiome, The Paradox of Evolution, Newton's Apple, and Dawn of the Neuron.

As the science of paleoanthropology developed, human evolutionary trees changed as much as the minds that constructed them.

How to Clone a Mammoth, The Upright Thinkers, The Thirteenth Step, and Humankind

In the prologue, “Lemurs and the Delights of Fieldwork,” author Ian Tattersall shares the paleoanthropological lessons he learned from studying non-human primates in Madagascar.

Junk DNA, Cuckoo, Sapiens, and Cool

Touch, The Altruistic Brain, Is Shame Necessary?, and Future Arctic

Your Atomic Self, Eureka!, A Talent for Friendship, and Undeniable

In Chapter 7, “Green Evolution, Green Revolution,” author John Archibald describes how endosymbiosis helped color the Earth in a verdant hue.

Leonardo's Brain, The Future of the Brain, Dodging Extinction, and Arrival of the Fittest

The history of cetaceans can serve as a model for both evolutionary dynamics and interdisciplinary collaboration.

In Chapter 1, “Fossils and War,” author J.G.M. “Hans” Thewissen describes the difficulties of conducting field research in a conflict zone.