In The Universe Within, evolutionary biologist Neil Shubin shares the findings of some of the great scientific specialists. But he also explains how a generalist’s appreciation of their work is still possible, simply by looking inside the human body. Within each of us is a multitude of memory aids that, when read correctly, help to tell the stories of our species, planet and universe. Image: Trodel
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Fred Guterl tries to kill off humankind in a series of apocalyptic thought experiments in The Fate...
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Ian Tattersall’s new book, Masters of the Planet, can be seen as a guide for the perplexed student of human origins. It walks the reader through 7 million years of human prehistory. Image: Barras
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Philip Currie at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, knows all about squeezing information out of relatively unpromising starting material. He has spent the last 15 years chipping away at an impressively bold hypothesis: that the tyrannosaurs hunted in packs rather than alone, making them even more formidable than we had thought. Image: Kabacchi
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An old joke about physicists finds its real life counterpart, but “spherical cows”...
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