How the Zebra Got its Stripes by Grasset Leo
The Just So stories retold in the light of evolution by France's brightest young natural scientist
Charming 'just so' storiesNow and again Grasset finds order and coherence in the natural world. But Grasset is also sharply aware of those points where the cause-and-effect logic of scientific description cannot show the whole picture. He has even more fun describing the occasions when, frankly, nature goes nuts. * New Scientist *
Grasset adopts a breezily entertaining approach that avoids flippancy, aiming to popularize evolutionary biology. * Publishers Weekly *
The individual chapters offer tantalizing tidbits of often heady information, which should pique the interest of readers looking for something meatier than typical pop science. * Booklist *
Popular science fans will find this a breezy, enjoyable read. * Library Journal *
Informed and engaging. * The Economic Times (India) *
Accessible and entertaining. * The Lady *
Grasset adopts a breezily entertaining approach that avoids flippancy, aiming to popularize evolutionary biology. * Publishers Weekly *
The individual chapters offer tantalizing tidbits of often heady information, which should pique the interest of readers looking for something meatier than typical pop science. * Booklist *
Popular science fans will find this a breezy, enjoyable read. * Library Journal *
Informed and engaging. * The Economic Times (India) *
Accessible and entertaining. * The Lady *
Léo Grasset is the French punk scientist par excellence, founder of Dirty Biology and author of the blog 'Dans les testicules de Darwin' devoted to biology, testosterone and rock'n'roll (danslestesticulesdedarwin.blogspot.co.uk). He is also one of France's leading up-and-coming evolutionary biologists: see him in action on YouTube giving a paper at the École normale supérieure conference in Lyon in April 2015 on 'Les hommes hybrides - des chimphumains à Denisova'.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781781256299 |
| ISBN 10 | 1781256292 |
| Title | How the Zebra Got its Stripes |
| Author | Grasset Leo |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2017-11-16 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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