Life: The Leading Edge of Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Anthropology, and Environmental Science

by John Brockman Narrated by Mike Chamberlain, Antony Ferguson, Jonathan Yen

Overview

Scientists' understanding of life is progressing more rapidly than at any point in human history, from the extraordinary decoding of DNA to the controversial emergence of biotechnology. Featuring pioneering biologists, geneticists, physicists, and science writers, Life explains just how far we've come-and takes a brilliantly educated guess at where we're heading.


Richard Dawkins and J. Craig Venter compare genes to digital information, and sketch the frontiers of genomic research. Edward O. Wilson reveals what ants can teach us about building a superorganism-and, in turn, about how cells build an organism. Elsewhere, David Haig reports new findings on how mothers and fathers individually influence the human genome, while Kary Mullis covers cutting-edge treatments for dangerous viruses. And there's much more in this fascinating volume.


We may never have all the answers. But the thinkers collected in Life are asking questions that will keep us dreaming for generations.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"This far- reaching but accessible material is presented by a scintillating trio of voices who will make listeners feel they're in the presence of the great minds of science themselves." ---AudioFile

From the Publisher - AUDIO COMMENTARY

"This far- reaching but accessible material is presented by a scintillating trio of voices who will make listeners feel they're in the presence of the great minds of science themselves." —AudioFile

OCTOBER 2016 - AudioFile

This latest audiobook from John Brockman and edge.org presents an outstanding collection of essays and roundtable discussions of the state of the biological sciences and evolutionary theory today. This far- reaching but accessible material is presented by a scintillating trio of voices who will make listeners feel they’re in the presence of the great minds of science themselves. The fast pace of the deliveries and the mixing of voices keep the wonder flowing as listeners segue from topic to topic. And when the narrators deliver the authors’ disagreements and debates, common phenomena among cutting-edge scientists in the same or allied fields, the feeling is of authentic disagreement. The energy in the voices keeps the material animated and listeners engaged to the end. M.C. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170819041
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	06/21/2016
Edition description:	Unabridged

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