Respected scientist Stephen Jay Gould suggests that perhaps variety--not complexity--is our true measure of excellence. To illustrate his theme, Gould discusses seemingly disparate topics such as a drunkard's walk, the absence of modern Mozarts, the evolution of the horse, the continuing dominance of bacterial life on the planet, and more. 50 illus.
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Respected scientist Stephen Jay Gould suggests that perhaps variety--not complexity--is our true measure of excellence. To illustrate his theme, Gould discusses seemingly disparate topics such as a drunkard's walk, the absence of modern Mozarts, the evolution of the horse, the continuing dominance of bacterial life on the planet, and more. 50 illus.
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One of the best books by one of the best recent thinkers and writers in America. And it helps one see Gould as a person as well.
egeezer
Aug 16, 2007
It's about where we're really going...
Stephen Jay Gould sets the concept of evolution, vis a vis homo sapiens, on it head and sends your imagination off in whole new directions. His concepts are so basic and, at the same time, at ninety degrees to what we thought it was all about. An insightful, and humbling, dissertation that should be required reading for all thinking adults.
