Imperfection
By Telmo Pievani
Foreword by Ian Tattersall
Translated by Michael Gerard Kenyon
By Telmo Pievani
Foreword by Ian Tattersall
Translated by Michael Gerard Kenyon
By Telmo Pievani
Foreword by Ian Tattersall
Translated by Michael Gerard Kenyon
By Telmo Pievani
Foreword by Ian Tattersall
Translated by Michael Gerard Kenyon
By Telmo Pievani
Foreword by Ian Tattersall
Translated by Michael Gerard Kenyon
By Telmo Pievani
Foreword by Ian Tattersall
Translated by Michael Gerard Kenyon
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$22.95
Feb 06, 2024 | ISBN 9780262548359
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$24.95
Oct 11, 2022 | ISBN 9780262047418
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Oct 10, 2023 | ISBN 9780262371650
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Praise
“Imperfection takes the reader on a convincing whirlwind tour of the dangers as well as the impossibility of perfection, how imperfection is built into the nature of the universe, and into all living things—including ourselves… a perfect way to begin understanding our imperfect world.”
– Wall Street Journal
Table Of Contents
Foreword ix
Ian Tattersall
1 A Subtle Imperfection: and So It All Began 1
2 Imperfect Evolution 17
3 Imperfections that Work 39
4 The Imprint of Uselessness in DNA 65
5 A Proverbial Jumble: The Human Brain 83
6 The Imperfect Sage 103
7 Would You Buy a Secondhand Car from a Homo Sapiens? 121
In Conclusion, the Laws of Imperfection 143
References and Further Reading 151
Index 159
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