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Mentioned in 6 episodes
Your inner fish
Book • 2008
In 'Your Inner Fish,' Neil Shubin explores the evolutionary history of the human body by examining fossils and DNA. He reveals how human features, such as hands and heads, have origins in ancient fish and other organisms.
This book offers a fascinating journey through millions of years of biological development, highlighting the shared genetic and anatomical heritage between humans and other species.
This book offers a fascinating journey through millions of years of biological development, highlighting the shared genetic and anatomical heritage between humans and other species.
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Mentioned in 6 episodes
Mentioned by Peter Godfrey-Smith when discussing the persistence of fish-like features in land vertebrates.
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#203 – Peter Godfrey-Smith on interfering with wild nature, accepting death, and the origin of complex civilisation
Mentioned to highlight the similarities between human and fish bodies, indicating a common origin.
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Water
Recommended by Simon Thacker to illustrate how all layers of creatures in our lineage are present in our bodies.
EP 8. Ancestral Movement & Ecological Embodiment; The Land Shapes Us with Simon Thakur
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Sean M. Carroll as the author of the book, highlighting its explanation of how major transitions in evolution occur.
Sean M. Carroll as the author of the book, highlighting its explanation of how major transitions in evolution occur.
88 | Neil Shubin on Evolution, Genes, and Dramatic Transitions
