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giant_crab's review against another edition
5.0
This book is utterly inspirational and mind-expanding. Biology in its function and development are dealt with with lucidity, grace and authority in equal measures. Incredible. Just incredible.
llntmll's review against another edition
challenging
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
at0ncebecoming's review
1.0
Mourning the loss of the tree that produced this unfortunate OP-ED. I love reading and studying about evolution in almost every aspect, but I don't love having to read almost 300 pages of a grown man's temper tantrum. Nick Lane does an injustice to the scientific and anthropological communities by waiving basic ethics and sound argument and leaning so heavily upon his biases that I cannot, in good faith, call this a book of science.
robertpiazza's review against another edition
5.0
Great overview of Understood life upgrades
Nick Lane has done a great job explaining the current mainstream scientific consensus view of how life has improved itself over the eons. He has chosen topics from how life could have started in the first place, multi-cellular life, to hot blooded-ness and consciousness. I consider myself to have a passing knowledge of most scientific knowledge but I found myself learning a great deal and found it fascinating. Recommended if you love science and biology.
Nick Lane has done a great job explaining the current mainstream scientific consensus view of how life has improved itself over the eons. He has chosen topics from how life could have started in the first place, multi-cellular life, to hot blooded-ness and consciousness. I consider myself to have a passing knowledge of most scientific knowledge but I found myself learning a great deal and found it fascinating. Recommended if you love science and biology.
bahoulie's review
4.0
I loved the first two chapters and the last. The rest were good, but not in the same league.