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Evolution
From the Scopes “Monkey Trial” of 1925 to the court ruling against the Dover Area School Board’s proposed intelligent design curriculum in 2005, few scientific topics have engendered as much controversy—or grabbed as many headlines—as evolution. And since the debate shows no signs of abating, there is perhaps no better time to step back and ask: What is evolution? Defined as the gradual process by which something changes into a different and usually more complex and efficient form, evolution explains the formation of the universe, the nature of viruses, and the emergence of humans. A first-rate summary of the actual science of evolution, this Scientific American reader is a timely collection that gives readers an opportunity to consider evolution’s impact in various settings. Divided into four sections that consider the evolution of the universe, cells, dinosaurs, and humans, Evolution brings together more than thirty articles written by some of the world’s most respected evolutionary scientists. As tour guides through the genesis of the universe and complex cells, P. James E. Peebles examines the evidence in support of an expanding cosmos, while Christian de Duve discusses the birth of eukaryotes. In an article that anticipated his book Full House, Stephen Jay Gould argues that chance and contingency are as important as natural selection for evolutionary change. And Ian Tatersall makes two fascinating contributions, submitting his view that the schematic of human evolution looks less like a ladder and more like a bush. With the latest on what’s being researched at every level of evolutionary studies, from prospects of life on other planets to the inner working of cells, Evolution offers general readers an opportunity to update their knowledge on this hot topic while giving students an introduction to the problems and methodologies of an entire field of inquiry.
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Perfect wave : more essays on art and democracy
When Dave Hickey was twelve, he rode the surfer's dream: the perfect wave. And, like so many things in life we long for, it didn't quite turn out----he shot the pier and dashed himself against the rocks of Sunset Cliffs in Ocean Beach, which just about killed him. Fortunately, for Hickey and for us, he survived, and continues to battle, decades into a career as one of America's foremost critical iconoclasts, a trusted, even cherished no-nonsense voice commenting on the all-too-often nonsensical worlds of art and culture. 'Perfect Wave' brings together essays on a wide range of subjects from throughout Hickey's career, displaying his usual breadth of interest and powerful insight into what makes art work, or not, and why we care.-- Amazon.com.
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PROGRESS BRINGS US BACK TO THE PRAIRIE
The real estate trade in Chicago calls those empty lots out in the neighborhoods prairie, conjuring up notions of virgin land. But this is tough second nature where knotty tufts of grass, cracked pavement, broken bottles and abandoned household stuff have replaced the tidy houses, schools and factories. The city determined Block 37 was \"worthless\" and paid the owners close to $50 million for the right to condemn it as a key part of the North Loop redevelopment district. Mayor Richard J. Daley thought it a good idea to transform lots of small properties for one big one, replacing \"blighted\" businesses with fancy new operations: white shoe law firms and boutiques in place of the caramel popcorn and cheap clothing shops that were always on the west side of State Street. With more than a 20 percent vacancy rate for buildings in the Loop and a retail market continuing to lose ground to the suburbs and North Michigan Avenue, there is no immediate use for the space. Without a single new building to replace Stop & Shop, the United Artists Theater, the Unity, Western Methodist and McCarthy buildings, the city and local developers-JMB and Metropolitan Structures, two of the nation's most successful real estate partnerships-have already spent nearly $100 million for a hole in the ground.
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