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books, culture, evolution

Book Excerpt from One Plus One Equals One
John Archibald | Nov 30, 2014 | 3 min read
In Chapter 7, “Green Evolution, Green Revolution,” author John Archibald describes how endosymbiosis helped color the Earth in a verdant hue.
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant | Nov 1, 2014 | 3 min read
Leonardo's Brain, The Future of the Brain, Dodging Extinction, and Arrival of the Fittest
Walking with Whales
J.G.M. “Hans” Thewissen | Nov 1, 2014 | 3 min read
The history of cetaceans can serve as a model for both evolutionary dynamics and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Book Excerpt from The Walking Whales
J.G.M. “Hans” Thewissen | Oct 31, 2014 | 4 min read
In Chapter 1, “Fossils and War,” author J.G.M. “Hans” Thewissen describes the difficulties of conducting field research in a conflict zone.
Sleep Tight
Emily Monosson | Oct 1, 2014 | 3 min read
Bed bugs are but one example of a species whose populations have evolved in response to human behavior.
Book Excerpt from Unnatural Selection
Emily Monosson | Sep 30, 2014 | 4 min read
In chapter 5, “Resurgence: Bedbugs Bite Back,” author Emily Monosson chronicles the rise of the pesky pests in the face of humanity’s best chemical efforts.
Beyond Cat Killing
Bob Grant | Jul 31, 2014 | 1 min read
Capsule reviewed author Ian Leslie sets up his latest book, Curious, about the human propensity to wonder and learn.
Drunks and Monkeys
Robert Dudley | Jun 1, 2014 | 3 min read
Understanding our primate ancestors’ relationship with alcohol can inform its use by modern humans.
 
Book Excerpt from The Drunken Monkey
Robert Dudley | May 31, 2014 | 4 min read
In Chapter 3, "On the Inebriation of Elephants," author Robert Dudley considers whether tales of tipsy pachyderms and bombed baboons have any basis in scientific truth.
Book Excerpt from Buddhist Biology
David P. Barash | Jan 31, 2014 | 4 min read
In Chapter 1, “A Science Sutra,” author David Barash describes how the ancient philosophy might form the perfect link between science and religion.
Evolution’s Stowaways
Alan de Queiroz | Jan 1, 2014 | 3 min read
Terrestrial mammals, carnivorous plants, and even burrowing reptiles have spread around the globe by braving the seven seas. These chance ocean crossings are rewriting the story of Earth’s biogeography.
Book Excerpt from The Monkey’s Voyage
Alan de Queiroz | Dec 31, 2013 | 4 min read
In Chapter 7, “The Green Web,” author Alan de Queiroz describes the evolutionary journey taken by a South American species of sundew plant.
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant | Nov 1, 2013 | 4 min read
Tracks and Shadows, The Gap, The Cure in the Code, and An Appetite for Wonder
Book Excerpt from Evolution and Medicine
Robert Perlman | Sep 30, 2013 | 4 min read
In Chapter 11, “Man-made diseases,” author Robert Perlman describes how socioeconomic health disparities arise in hierarchical societies.
Capsule Reviews: Summer Fiction
Bob Grant | Aug 1, 2013 | 4 min read
Crescent, An Empty Land of Plenty, Prophet of Bones, and Equilateral
Sex and the Primordial Ooze
John Long | Jan 1, 2013 | 3 min read
The rise of copulation as a vertebrate reproductive strategy may have driven crucial evolutionary change and explosive species radiation.
Book Excerpt from The Dawn of the Deed
John Long | Dec 31, 2012 | 3 min read
In the final chapter of his book on the origins of vertebrate sex, author and paleontologist John Long pays homage to the humble placoderm, which got the erotic ball rolling.
Book Excerpt from The Science of Consequences
Susan M. Schneider | Oct 31, 2012 | 5 min read
In Chapter 2, "Consequences and Evolution: The Cause That Works Backwards," author Susan M. Schneider places evolutionary theory in terms of the science of consequences.
Capsule Reviews
Annie Gottlieb | Sep 1, 2012 | 3 min read
Wired for Story, Dreamland, Homo Mysterious, and Vagina
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant | Jul 1, 2012 | 3 min read
Evolving, The Moral Molecule, Aping Mankind, and Experiment Eleven
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