Evolution That Anyone Can Understand

Bernard Marcus

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English

Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
05 November 2011

Popular science; Evolution; Animal reproduction; Biodiversity

Series: SpringerBriefs in Evolutionary Biology

The function of scientific research is promoting the understanding of the world around us. In theory, anyway, the more we learn, the more potential we have of making our lives better. Thus, we have seen research in electronics provide us with computers, research in chemistry provide us with all manner of synthetics, and research in agriculture provide us with more food. Periodically, scientific research uncovers something that makes some of us uncomfortable. The discovery of the link between smoking and lung cancer and heart disease was not received well by the tobacco industry, and the link between global climate change and fossil fuel use has not been well received by the petroleum industry, to cite just two examples. Usually the response of those whose world has been disrupted by science is denial, often followed by attack on or ridicule of the science that has challenged them. In the long term, however, science usually turns out to be correct.

By: Bernard Marcus
Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2012
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 7mm
Weight: 209g
ISBN: 9781441961259
ISBN 10: 1441961259
Series: SpringerBriefs in Evolutionary Biology
Pages: 116
Publication Date: 05 November 2011
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bernard Marcus is the author of other books, including: Tropical Forests, Jones and Bartlett, 2008, 200 pp., SC $30.95 Human Nutrition (Cliffs Quick Review), Cliffs Notes, 1997, 192 pp., SC

Reviews for Evolution That Anyone Can Understand

From the reviews: This is the first in a new series, 'SpringerBriefs in Evolutionary Biology,, aimed to 'present concise summaries of cutting-edge research and practical applications across a wide spectrum of fields., This small book attempts to meet this goal by addressing 'core concepts that students must understand in order to make independent contributions., ... This is a good, short read if one wants to learn about some of the nicest examples of the evolutionary process. ... Summing Up: ... General readers. (B. K. Hall, Choice, Vol. 49 (10), June, 2012)