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Imperfection
A Natural History
ISBN: 9780262548359
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: February 6, 2024
In praise of imperfection: how life on our planet is a catalog of imperfections, errors, alternatives, and anomalies.
Methuselah's Zoo
What Nature Can Teach Us about Living Longer, Healthier Lives
ISBN: 9780262547178
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 15, 2023
Stories of long-lived animal species—from thousand-year-old tubeworms to 400-year-old sharks—and what they might teach us about human health and longevity.
Tenacious Beasts
Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think about Animals
ISBN: 9780262047562
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: February 21, 2023
An inspiring look at wildlife species that are defying the odds and teaching important lessons about how to share a planet.
The Story of Life in 10 1/2 Species
The Story of Life in 10 1/2 Species
ISBN: 9780262044486
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 20, 2020
Souvenirs of the planet: Ten (and a half) life forms, each of which explains a key aspect of life on Earth.
The Art of Naming
ISBN: 9780262537032
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: February 26, 2019
From Tyrannosaurus rex to Heteropoda davidbowie: scientific naming as a joyful and creative act.
Rock, Bone, and Ruin
An Optimist's Guide to the Historical Sciences
ISBN: 9780262037266
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: February 16, 2018
An argument that we should be optimistic about the capacity of “methodologically omnivorous” geologists, paleontologists, and archaeologists to uncover truths about the deep past.
Imperfection
A Natural History
ISBN: 9780262548359
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: February 6, 2024
In praise of imperfection: how life on our planet is a catalog of imperfections, errors, alternatives, and anomalies.
Methuselah's Zoo
What Nature Can Teach Us about Living Longer, Healthier Lives
ISBN: 9780262547178
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 15, 2023
Stories of long-lived animal species—from thousand-year-old tubeworms to 400-year-old sharks—and what they might teach us about human health and longevity.
Tenacious Beasts
Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think about Animals
ISBN: 9780262047562
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: February 21, 2023
An inspiring look at wildlife species that are defying the odds and teaching important lessons about how to share a planet.
The Story of Life in 10 1/2 Species
The Story of Life in 10 1/2 Species
ISBN: 9780262044486
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 20, 2020
Souvenirs of the planet: Ten (and a half) life forms, each of which explains a key aspect of life on Earth.
The Art of Naming
ISBN: 9780262537032
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: February 26, 2019
From Tyrannosaurus rex to Heteropoda davidbowie: scientific naming as a joyful and creative act.
Rock, Bone, and Ruin
An Optimist's Guide to the Historical Sciences
ISBN: 9780262037266
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: February 16, 2018
An argument that we should be optimistic about the capacity of “methodologically omnivorous” geologists, paleontologists, and archaeologists to uncover truths about the deep past.