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The runes of evolution : how the universe became self-aware /
How did human beings acquire imaginations that can conjure up untrue possibilities? How did the Universe become self-aware? In The Runes of Evolution, Simon Conway Morris revitalizes the study of evolution from the perspective of convergence, providing us with compelling new evidence to support the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Alemán |
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West Conshohocken, PA :
Templeton Press,
[2015]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | How did human beings acquire imaginations that can conjure up untrue possibilities? How did the Universe become self-aware? In The Runes of Evolution, Simon Conway Morris revitalizes the study of evolution from the perspective of convergence, providing us with compelling new evidence to support the mounting scientific view that the history of life is far more predictable than once thought. A leading evolutionary biologist at the University of Cambridge, Conway Morris came into international prominence for his work on the Cambrian explosion (especially fossils of the Burgess Shale) and evolutio. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-461) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781599474656 1599474654 |