The Flamingo's Smile Read By Stephen Jay Gould
| Title | : | The Flamingo's Smile |
| Author | : | Stephen Jay Gould |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Page | : | 450 pages |
| ISBN | : | 0393303756 |
Gould himself is a rare and wonderful animal a member of the endangered species known as the ruby throated polymath He is a leading theorist on large scale patterns in evolution and one of the sharpest and most humane thinkers in the sciences David Quammen, New York Times Book Review
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Stephen Jay Gould was a prominent American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science He was also one of the most influential and widely read writers of popular science of his generation Gould spent most of his career teaching at Harvard University and working at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.Most of Gould s empirical research was on land snails Gould Stephen Jay Gould was a prominent American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science He was also one of the most influential and widely read writers of popular science of his generation Gould spent most of his career teaching at Harvard University and working at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.Most of Gould s empirical research was on land snails Gould helped develop the theory of punctuated equilibrium, in which evolutionary stability is marked by instances of rapid change He contributed to evolutionary developmental biology In evolutionary theory, he opposed strict selectionism, sociobiology as applied to humans, and evolutionary psychology He campaigned against creationism and proposed that science and religion should be considered two compatible, complementary fields, or magisteria, whose authority does not overlap.Many of Gould s essays were reprinted in collected volumes, such as Ever Since Darwin and The Panda s Thumb, while his popular treatises included books such as The Mismeasure of Man, Wonderful Life and Full House Wikipedia 
Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
The Mismeasure of Man
The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History
Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History
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Gould himself is a rare and wonderful animal a member of the endangered species known as the ruby throated polymath He is a leading theorist on large
The Flamingo's Smile450 pagesStephen Jay Gould
450 pagesStephen Jay Gould
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