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dvunkannon



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(Permalink) Posted: May 30 2012,17:21   

I just stocked up the Nook with some new evo related books:

The Evolutionary Strategies that Shape Ecosystems by Grime and Pierce
Brand new book, my first exposure to CSR theory. I'm liking it so far, especially the fierce pro-Darwin stance. The introduction is full of boisterous, take-no-prisoners, full throttle "evolution rules!" rhetoric.

Evolution, the view from the 21st Century - James Shapiro's book, picking up the iconoclastic mantle from Lynn Margulis and Barbara McClintock. Basic idea of rebalancing the importance of variation (in its many forms) and selection (in its many forms) seems cool, already some evidence of subtle push messaging. I was frankly startled to see that Shapiro had published two papers with Richard "Expelled" von Sternberg in 2005, whom he thanks in his acknowledgments. Yes, I read those, and the Preface, too.

The Logic of Chance, by Eugene Koonin. I'm hoping for more than navel gazing and staring off into the middle distance by an eminence gris. Not sure I'll get it.

What are you all taking to the beach for summer reading?

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I’m referring to evolution, not changes in allele frequencies. - Cornelius Hunter
I’m not an evolutionist, I’m a change in allele frequentist! - Nakashima

  
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