River Out of Eden, Richard Dawkins
River Out of Eden, Richard Dawkins
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River Out of Eden
A Darwinian View of Life

Author: Richard Dawkins

Narrator: Richard Dawkins, Lalla Ward

Unabridged: 5 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/13/2018

Synopsis

How did the replication bomb we call "life" begin and where in the world, or rather, in the universe, is it heading? Writing with characteristic wit and an ability to clarify complex phenomena (the New York Times described his style as "the sort of science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius"), Richard Dawkins confronts this ancient mystery.

About Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins is one of the most influential scientists of our time. The New York Times Book Review has hailed him as a writer who "understands the issues so clearly that he forces his reader to understand them too." Recently awarded the distinction of "public intellectual" in Britain, Dawkins is the Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Adam on August 15, 2007

This book takes about 30 minutes to read, but is probably the best book I've read when it comes to shooting down morons who believe in stupid shit. If you're offended by the fact that I think creationism is utter bullshit, I'm sorry - but Richard Dawkins isn't, and he's more than happy to give a hun......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on December 26, 2022

“Never were so many facts explained by so few assumptions. Not only does the Darwinian theory command superabundant power to explain. Its economy in doing so has a sinewy elegance, a poetic beauty that outclasses even the most haunting of the world’s origin myths.” ~Richard Dawkins, Oxford, 1994 Rive......more

Goodreads review by Mircea on February 25, 2022

Codul genetic este digital. Nu este, insa, un cod binar ca la calculatoare, ci un cod cuaternar cu patru simboluri, corespunzatoare celor patru baze azotate (A,T,C,G). Ne putem imagina un cod genetic analogic. Principala problema a codurilor analogice este acumularea erorilor. Daca fotocopiem o imagi......more

Goodreads review by Tanja on June 25, 2022

A fascinating, succinct story of how we got here. An alternative story to the Bible version, with far more basis in reality.......more

Goodreads review by Simon on January 23, 2010

Magisterial. In person, Richard Dawkins can seem defensive, arrogant: chippy. Hardly surprising, considering that he is a dignified and serious scientist who has had to spend years combating preposterous and impudent attacks. But his books are meticulous, supple and surprisingly sensual. His love of......more

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