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But the first sexual creatures didn't appear until about 600 million years ago. If you condensed the history of life to a calendar year, sex was invented just around Halloween.
--(How appropriate)
But the first sexual creatures didn't appear until about 600 million years ago. If you condensed the history of life to a calendar year, sex was invented just around Halloween.
--(How appropriate)
pickI think I have already read my favorite picture book of the year. This is a nonfiction gem!
The story of Jeremy, a snail with situs inversus, delves into evolution, reproduction, and genetics. When delving into the science behind the tale, Popova‘s words are poetic and the book‘s illustrations are gorgeous!
Have you read this @LibrarianRyan ?
I've seen this book two days in a row in different contexts, which is always a weird moment. First I posted about entropy making me anxious after reading Katie Mack's book; someone linked this poem: https://www.tor.com/2011/04/03/sonnet-against-entropy/
In the comments the original context of the poem is mentioned, and thus Andrew Brown's book.
Now C. elegans got mentioned in Borrowed Time by Sue Armstrong, and she mentioned the book!
A sign?
pickThis was a lovely listen, and quite informative. I retained a lot because the flow of the content followed many of the brain rules the author described. There was just the right amount of interval repetition and attention-grabbing anecdotes and analogies. The most current and not at all boring. Would recommend to everyone.
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