Litsy

Richard Dawkins: How a Scientist Changed the Way We Think : Reflections by Scientists, Writers, and Philosophers | Mark Ridley, Alan Grafen

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Stella line up of circa 20 writers discussing the impact of Dawkins‘s work. Really good.

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Gabe.DeCastro

The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary edition | Richard Dawkins

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“The Selfish Gene” by Richard Dawkins, discusses and explains the selfishness of genes in their goals of survival and repopulation. At the start of the book, Richard Dawkins brings up the theory of the primordial soup — the origin of life, where life forms were first able to rise by feeding on the organic material within the primordial soup. Despite being simple microscopic creatures, competition between them was still very imminent.

Gabe.DeCastro The basic creatures were explained to be different from each other, with some having longer longevity than others, some with faster reproduction speeds, etc. With these differences, these simple lifeforms competed with each other; with the goal of populating and dominating the primordial soup. Billions of years of evolution later, and with the help of drastic environmental changes. 2w

Gabe.DeCastro The simple lifeforms became much more complex, creating their own survival machines (as described by Richard Dawkins) that help assist them in their goal of survival and reproduction. 2w

Gabe.DeCastro Later on in the book, Richard Dawkins begins explaining the main topic of the book, the selfishness of genes. The competition between the primordial lifeforms are still very present and is constantly happening, but is much more now much more complex due to increased diversity in the world. 2w

Gabe.DeCastro Later on in the book, Richard Dawkins argues that behaviours of organisms— such as altruism, cooperation, and competition with other species, are strategies that help creatures survive and pass down the genes they carry. Another thing later brought up were “memes”, the spreading of culture, words, phrases, etc. Richard Dawkins discusses about the similarities between the two and also talks about the differences. 2w

Gabe.DeCastro The theme of the book is nonfiction science, and is present throughout the story through the theories and explanations of Richard Dawkins. If you enjoy nonfiction science/biology books, then this book is perfect for you. As it provides many theories from many biologists, provides a new perspective on evolution, and gives clear explanations of ideas. 2w

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Gabe.DeCastro

The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary edition | Richard Dawkins

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The book “The Selfish Gene”, created by Richard Dawkins, is an award winning book about the understanding of natural selection and evolution. Richard Dawkins explains and describes how genes could be both selfish and altruistic, while providing basic context behind the information to better help the reader understand. The book is packed with knowledge about evolution and natural selection, even going as far as explaining life from the start.

Gabe.DeCastro The book goes in depth about evolution, genes, relationships, and animals. Richard Dawkins describes animals, plants, and microorganisms to be machines. Machines for genes to ensure for their survival. To ensure the continuity of the gene, the machines (the animal, plant, microorganisms) must be selfish in their own way. This selfishness is thoroughly explained throughout the book while also bringing up how machines could also altruistic. 1mo

Gabe.DeCastro The book is perfect for those who are interested in the thought of evolution and natural selection, as it explains the process and other scientific information that back it up. 1mo

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TieDyeDude

Men to Avoid in Art and Life | Nicole Tersigni

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Someone had thought to spoof classic art, and it's pretty funny! This is one of my favorites, and it also shows a weird publishing error where there are faint printings of another page at the top...

Bookwomble 😂 9mo

Kerrbearlib Adding this to my TBR list! 9mo

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Leftcoastzen

The Selfish Gene | Richard Dawkins

#MarchMagic #AboutScience A classic (I‘m told) that has been on my TBR for years !

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Excellent 👍🏻 2y

AmyG How relevant now. 🤣 (edited) 2y

Eggs Brilliant 👏🏻👏🏻 2y

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BookmarkTavern

A Christmas Carol | Charles Dickens

“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach!”

#ACarolADay #meme

Bookwormjillk 🤣🤣🤣 2y

batsy Nice! 2y

Linsy 😂 2y

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BookmarkTavern

All Systems Red | Martha Wells

Behold! I have memed. #meme #BookRelated

Ruthiella Excellent! I ❤️ Murderbot! Welcome to the club. 😅 3y

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hannah-leeloo

Untitled | Unknown

Yup. I have a few of those lol 😆 #litsyhumour #meme #library

Yuki_Onna Oh Hannah... 😂 This is so accurate... 😆 3y

RaeLovesToRead 🤣🤣 3y

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Blerdgal_Fenix

The Little Mermaid and Other Fairy Tales | Hans Christian Andersen

Current mood!! It‘s cold here and I just want to curl up with a book and pass out. I haven‘t been feeling well and the weather is not helping. This is great meme because I literally had this conversation today lol #disneynerd #mermaid #meme #sweaterweather

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jeannasser

Lover Unveiled | J.R. Ward

LITTENS…how do you deal with this issue? 😂🤣 tell me I‘m not the only one…🙃
#bookish #meme #bookishmeme #bookmeme #series #longseries #fantasy #book #books #read

PhyllisH I know the feeling 😬 3y

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Definitely look them up on Goodreads too. 3y

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