• Compared to Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species (which he called a 'sketch' of his theory), Jones acknowledges that his book "is sketchier at a mere 6,000 [words]", hence the title of this chapter. (creation.com)
  • Review questions at the end of each chapter make the book conducive to classroom use. (apologeticspress.org)
  • this book chapter emphasizes the basic sampling philosophies and methods used routinely in the workplace and the application of direct-reading monitors. (cdc.gov)
  • Fundamental aspects of chemical reactions and complex molecular processes in extreme environments relevant is presented in a popular science presentation entitled "The molecular evolution of the universe" loosely based on the book chapter "Molecular awakenings" ("Molekylära uppvaknanden" in Swedish) in P. Persson, in Liv - Utomjordiskt, Syntetiskt, Artificiellt , J. Abbott and E. Persson (Eds. (lu.se)
  • Some of us would think that if theistic evolution fails a science test, one needn't bother with the theology. (uncommondescent.com)
  • I'm looking for apologetics books that fit a theistic evolution point of view. (metafilter.com)
  • California-Berkeley address a key problem in evolutionary theory that has puzzled scientists from Darwin on and which is now under intense scrutiny by proponents of intelligent design: where do the big jumps come from in evolution? (eurekalert.org)
  • Destined to be a classic, this book is a "must have" for those who desire to withstand the intimidation tactics of evolutionary scientists and college professors who ridicule the Bible's depiction of origins. (apologeticspress.org)
  • This review of the evolutionary history of birds not only addresses students and established researchers, but it may also be a useful source of information for anyone else with an interest in the evolution of birds and a moderate background in biology and geology. (nhbs.com)
  • SO, I'm looking for apologetics or philosophical literature written by Christians who accept evolution as the method by which God created life, who don't use the argument from design to 'prove' God exists, and who explore the implications that the theory of evolution has in thinking about death and suffering (an evolutionary theodicy ? (metafilter.com)
  • Peter Enn's The Evolution of Adam offers a more nuanced interpretation of Genesis in light of evolutionary theory) but rather studies that go about 'defending the faith' without attacking evolution or falling back on Intelligent Design. (metafilter.com)
  • Three case studies illustrate this social evolutionary perspective to the study of world politics, examining the evolution of forms of organizing political authority, of conflicts, of diplomacy, of law as boundary condition. (unibw.de)
  • Of special note are 2 chapters that are often missing in traditional medical microbiology books: 1 describes how long-term experimental evolutionary studies in the laboratory can contribute to our understanding of microbial pathogen evolution in the environment and clinics, and the other describes how gene inactivation and gene loss can be creative forces during the evolution of many microorganisms, especially obligate intracellular pathogens. (cdc.gov)
  • The research group the Theoretical Population Ecology and Evolution Group studies basic ecological and evolutionary questions such as speciation, dynamics and evolution in ecological populations, behaviour and life history strategies, and adaptations to changing environments. (lu.se)
  • The Theoretical Population Ecology and Evolution Group takes the population as the natural, and some would say inevitable, starting point for the study of a range of central questions in ecology and evolutionary biology. (lu.se)
  • Respected CMI scientist Dr Jonathan Sarfati, author of the best-seller Refuting Evolution , has written a sequel that comprehensively refutes arguments to support evolution (as presented in TV documentaries and Scientific American) . (heritagebooks.org)
  • Refuting Evolution 2 will prepare you to answer the best arguments thrown at you by peers, teachers, neighbors and skeptics. (heritagebooks.org)
  • The only way a stochastic search scheme like evolution can find such systems is by adapting the genetic representation. (logos-verlag.de)
  • Toggle book search form. (biblio.com)
  • Select type of book search you would like to make. (biblio.com)
  • energy density per gram universe per second has increased over the course of cosmic, biological and cultural evolution. (wikipedia.org)
  • At the same time, intelligent design (ID) offers a promising scientific alternative to materialistic theories of biological and cosmological evolution - an alternative that is finding increasing theoretical and empirical support. (uncommondescent.com)
  • Yes, Plantinga defends the faith without attacking biological evolution. (metafilter.com)
  • The primary theme in the section about human biological and social evolution is ecology. (morganhilltimes.com)
  • 1974. Biological handbooks: Biology data book. (cdc.gov)
  • This seismic digital shift, largely driven by the soaring popularity of e-books, which saw 526 million sold in the U.S. in 2022, has democratized publishing, enabling countless individuals to share their literary creations. (publishersweekly.com)
  • Icons of Evolution marks the centenary of the publication of Crampton's first volume by completing his work, and updates it with a full revision of the taxonomy, and comprehensive accounts of what is known of the history, ecology, evolution and conservation of the family. (nhbs.com)
  • Agriculture flourished for thousands of years before Darwinian evolution came along. (creation.com)
  • To hear some tell it, Adolf Hitler was a Christian creationist who rejected Darwinian evolution. (evolutionnews.org)
  • By understanding al-Ghazālī as an Ash'arite theologian, a particular strand of Sunni theology, his metaphysical and hermeneutic ideas are taken to explore if and how much Neo-Darwinian evolution can be accepted. (wardahbooks.com)
  • It is shown that his ideas can be used to reach an alignment between Islam and Neo-Darwinian evolution. (wardahbooks.com)
  • Explore these and other topics, answered biblically and logically in this book from the world's largest apologetics ministry, Answers in Genesis. (abebooks.com)
  • Many of the subtitles which follow are marked with an asterisk, indicating that they are taken straight from the single-page 'chapters' of the book in which the quotations appear. (creation.com)
  • The 14 chapters are grouped into 3 broad sections: general concepts in microbial evolution, environment and the evolution of microbial pathogens, and the evolution of selected pathogenic species and mechanisms. (cdc.gov)
  • In the first section, the 5 chapters introduce the basic processes affecting microbial evolution, from the individual molecular level to the genomic, cellular, and population levels. (cdc.gov)
  • In the second section, the 5 chapters review how interactions between microbes and various natural biotic and abiotic factors can influence the origin and evolution of virulence in microbial pathogens. (cdc.gov)
  • A common ploy is to dress Hitler up as an anti-evolution biblical creationist and then use him to tar Bible believers. (evolutionnews.org)
  • A little background: I was raised as a Young-Earth Creationist so, naturally, I denied the fact of evolution and the old age of the earth in favor of believing that God made the whole earth and all life as they appear today ~10,000 years ago. (metafilter.com)
  • Timely and scientifically solid, The New Answers Book 1 offers concise answers from leading creationist Ken Ham and scientists such as Dr. David Menton, Dr. Georgia Purdom, Dr. Andrew Snelling, Dr. Jason Lisle, and many more. (abebooks.com)
  • He is the executive director of Answers in Genesis, a creationist organization based in Kentucky, which emphasizes the relevance of the Book of Genesis to the life of the average person. (abebooks.com)
  • He has authored numerous books including The Lie: Evolution, The Great Dinosaur Mystery Solved, Dinosaurs of Eden, and co-authored One Blood: the Biblical Answer to Racism and The Answers Book. (abebooks.com)
  • Kirschner, HMS professor and chair of the Dept. of Systems Biology, and Gerhart show that newly discovered molecular properties of organisms facilitate evolution. (eurekalert.org)
  • The authors provide rich detail of molecular variation within and between populations of these species and describe how patterns of population genetic variation have contributed to our understanding of the evolution of virulence and virulence factors in these pathogens. (cdc.gov)
  • SAN ANTONIO, July 22 (UPI) -- The Texas State Board of Education has tentatively voted for conventional science and evolution in study materials for public school students. (upi.com)
  • At a public hearing Thursday, several Texans expressed concerns religious overtones would end up in new science materials while others shared their belief God created the universe but insisted science books not undermine the teaching of evolution, the San Antonio Express-News reported. (upi.com)
  • Our resident scientist, Dr. Jeff Miller, has completed a lengthy analysis in which he methodically examines the laws of science and their implications regarding naturalistic evolution. (apologeticspress.org)
  • The French Roman Catholic priest and paleontologist Teilhard de Chardin wrote a bunch of books about the connection between theology and science. (metafilter.com)
  • Anderson, a San Jose State University alumnus with a Master's in microbiology, wrote the non-fiction science book for advanced high school and university freshmen students who are considering majoring in science. (morganhilltimes.com)
  • This book was primarily written for AP High School students and beginning university students who are considering a science major but are unsure of a specific area they might want to pursue. (morganhilltimes.com)
  • When I was in the 9th grade, I borrowed a book from my science teacher titled something like, "The Chemistry of Life. (morganhilltimes.com)
  • Discovering fundamental flaws in five of the central tenets of evolution, Dr. Jeff sets forth modern scientific evidence that decisively refutes evolution. (apologeticspress.org)
  • A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the crispness of an uncirculated, unopened volume. (biblio.com)
  • Apologetics Press has been blessed to provide the public with several outstanding volumes that address the most pressing scientific issues of our day-as they relate to evolution, Creation, and the Bible. (apologeticspress.org)
  • Looking for recommendations for books on Christian apologetics that take seriously the reality of evolution rather than denying it in favor of the argument from design. (metafilter.com)
  • Lots of the Christian apologetics books I read growing up were written from this perspective and many of their core arguments depended on evolution being false. (metafilter.com)
  • I'm not sure I'd call it a work of apologetics, but you might get some use out of Making Sense of Evolution by John Haught. (metafilter.com)
  • Richard Joyce is Professor of Philosophy at Victoria University of Wellington and author of The Evolution of Morality (MIT Press, 2006) and The Myth of Morality (Cambridge University Press, 2001). (mit.edu)
  • These processes are fundamental to the evolution of all groups of organisms, and the analysis of the unparalleled datasets in microbial pathogens can teach us much about the evolution of other groups of organisms. (cdc.gov)
  • A lot of the anti-evolution content was written in response to the 'new' atheists like Richard Dawkins who argue that evolution makes belief in God unnecessary. (metafilter.com)
  • Acquire highly focused and affordable Cutting-Edge Peer-Reviewed Research Content through a selection of 17 topic-focused e-Book Collections discounted up to 90%, compared to list prices. (igi-global.com)
  • To stay informed about the latest news and research in the sciences and Intelligent Design, visit Evolution News . (uncommondescent.com)
  • So since this was the 'Evolution of a Wreck' are you going to post an 'Intelligent Design of a Wreck' tomorrow? (blogspot.com)
  • He explores the probability of life elsewhere in the universe, life's evolution and metabolism, and the biosphere's extent, mass, productivity, and grand-scale organization. (google.ca)
  • I was intellectually satisfied with this way of thinking until I went to college and realized the mountain of evidence in favor of evolution and a really stinkin' old universe. (metafilter.com)
  • The Evolution of Life: Big Bang to Space Colonies," a new book by longtime Morgan Hill resident Richard Anderson, explores the origins-and future-of life in the universe through the lens of multiple scientific disciplines. (morganhilltimes.com)
  • Any unique insights about modern life in Morgan Hill and how it relates to the origin or evolution of the universe? (morganhilltimes.com)
  • Evolutionists claim that they have found abundant, observable evidence of evolution. (heritagebooks.org)
  • One significant turning point in Amazon's evolution was the introduction of third-party sellers in 2000. (ask.com)
  • Basic Books, 2000. (biblio.com)
  • It examines cosmic evolution which includes the history of natural evolution from the Big Bang to the present from the perspective of the emerging multi-scientific discipline of Big History. (wikipedia.org)
  • He also examines two sets of fundamental relationships that have profoundly influenced the evolution of life and the persistence of the biosphere: symbiosis and the role of life's complexity as a determinant of biomass productivity and resilience. (google.ca)
  • Dr Phillips' book, War, Religion and Empire: The Transformation of International Orders (Cambridge University Press, 2011) examines the evolution of international orders in Europe, East Asia, and the Islamic world from the Protestant Reformation to the present, and offers the first book-length effort to synthesise insights from realism and constructivism in accounting for international orders' constitution and transformation. (lu.se)
  • Together, they address a number of issues, including the evolution of sex differences in spatial cognition, the role of archaeology in the cognitive sciences, the relationships between brain size, cranial reorganization and hominid cognition, and the role of language and information processing in human evolution. (berghahnbooks.com)
  • Book Description Paperback or Softback. (abebooks.com)
  • Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover. (biblio.com)
  • The University of Calgary's Irving Hexham describes Weikart's new book as "excellent," "long overdue," and "a must-read," a work that "uncovers important roots of contemporary racism while documenting the growth of 'scientific racism. (evolutionnews.org)
  • According to the authors Joyce Kasman Valenza and Wendy Stephens, "The reading experience, the relationship between author and reader, and the book itself are evolving. (edweek.org)
  • Welsh geneticist, author and TV presenter Professor Steve Jones was recently commissioned to write the 'Ladybird book of evolution', published in 2017. (creation.com)
  • Consisting of nearly 300 colorful pages, with pictures, tables, and illustrations, the book also contains useful author and subject indices for easy reference. (apologeticspress.org)
  • He is the author of forty books, including Energy and Civilization , published by the MIT Press. (google.ca)
  • In 2013 Bill Gates wrote on his website that "there is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil. (google.ca)
  • P. T. Barnum was not only one of the founders of modern day circus performance, he was also the author of the second most printed book of the 19th century. (biblio.com)
  • E-books also make it possible for publishers to embed links to audio-visual elements, among other things. (edweek.org)
  • O'Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O'Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers. (oreilly.com)
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  • Second, although base substitutions, insertions and deletions, homologous recombination, and lateral gene transfer are discussed throughout the book, a generalized quantitative review of the relative contributions of these processes during the evolution of certain groups of microbial pathogens (e.g. (cdc.gov)
  • both the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion endorsed evolution theory as the most accurate explanation of the origin of species in the 20th century. (metafilter.com)
  • See, for example, John Walton's book The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate . (metafilter.com)
  • Food, nutrition and evolution : food as an environmental factor in the genesis of human variability / edited by Dwain N. Walcher, Norman Kretchmer. (who.int)
  • The study of the manuscript book as a physical object is known as codicology - from codex , a Latin word for 'book,' especially one whose pages can be turned, as distinguished from a scroll. (cornell.edu)
  • It is a very short book-just 24 pages of text plus the trademark Ladybird illustrations on facing pages. (creation.com)
  • The average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. (biblio.com)
  • A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. (biblio.com)
  • Cosmic Evolution: The Rise of Complexity in Nature (2001) is a book by Harvard astrophysicist Eric Chaisson. (wikipedia.org)
  • He suggests that a key measure for scientific analysis should be energy per second per gram, termed "energy rate density," and that analysis using this yardstick can be used to explain not only human evolution but cosmic evolution. (wikipedia.org)
  • Critic Hillel Braude wrote "Cosmic Evolution draws from a rich scientific palette to paint a colorful explanatory model of the ascending complexity in nature. (wikipedia.org)
  • The phenomenon of progressive evolution associated with cosmic self-maintenance is universal. (truthbook.com)
  • Many more excerpts from reviews of this book are collected here Chaisson chose to use the obsolete cgs (centimeter, gram, second) system of measurement, rather than SI units as is standard current practice, for his calculations and numerical estimates - thus quoting energy in ergs (one ten-millionth of a Joule), also using calories, and sometimes kilocalories as alternative measures of energy. (wikipedia.org)
  • In what follows, I quote excerpts from the book, followed by links to articles on creation.com which address and critique the point in question. (creation.com)
  • Many people claim that a belief in, and an understanding of, evolution is vital to educational progress these days and they welcome this book. (creation.com)
  • It's this passage of Destructive Emotions that resonated most with me as I was reading Spiritual Evolution: A Scientific Defense of Faith . (thorprojects.com)
  • They show that processes of social learning and unlearning are key to understanding the long-term historical evolution of complex societies, and propose to approach these with the core concepts of autonomization, hierarchical complexity, and co-evolution. (unibw.de)
  • This work develops a theory on the implicit adaptation of genetic representations during evolution. (logos-verlag.de)
  • The Evolution of the Genetic Code from the Viewpoint of the Genetic 8-Dimensional Yin-Yang-Algebra. (igi-global.com)
  • This started with the pioneering field studies of evolution by Henry Crampton in 1908 and led to laboratory genetics studies of the inheritance of genetic traits. (nhbs.com)
  • This book is one of the first to provide an up-to-date view on a fundamental issue in medical microbiology research: how the accumulated genetic and genomic information is contributing to our understanding of virulence factors and the evolution of virulence in microbial pathogens. (cdc.gov)
  • Based on readings of thinkers as diverse as Habermas, Foucault and Luhmann, the authors of this book propose a framework for understanding such change in terms of social evolution. (unibw.de)
  • This first volume begins with an analysis of the history, evolution, and growth of the Indian economy through several periods along with their positive and negative aspects. (skillsoft.com)
  • A brief look through the history of the zombie's evolution within media unearths their progressing ability to serve as a vehicle to reach greater audiences. (cdc.gov)
  • We use mathematics to formalize rigorously the dynamics of populations and communities and use these conceptual models to analyse the responses of individuals, populations and communities to environmental change, and the evolution of behavioural and other traits. (lu.se)
  • Avian Evolution gives an overview of the avian fossil record and its paleobiological significance, and it is the only up-to-date textbook that covers both Mesozoic and more modern-type Cenozoic birds in some detail. (nhbs.com)
  • What started as an online bookstore in 1995 has since transformed into a global marketplace that offers everything from books to electronics. (ask.com)
  • This book offers a detailed examination that seeks to offer clarity if not agreement in the midst of an intense intellectual conflict and polarity amongst Muslims. (wardahbooks.com)
  • And evolution plays virtually no part in medical advances or in human health, including the discovery of antibiotics. (creation.com)
  • Worse, they concluded that the Nordic Germans should advance human evolution by ridding the world of "inferior" individuals and races, and claiming more living space for themselves and their offspring. (evolutionnews.org)
  • This evolution of the human mind from matter association to spirit union results in the transmutation of the potentially spirit phases of the mortal mind into the morontia realities of the immortal soul. (truthbook.com)
  • The mistakes of mortal mind and the errors of human conduct may markedly delay the evolution of the soul, although they cannot inhibit such a morontia phenomenon when once it has been initiated by the indwelling Adjuster with the consent of the creature will. (truthbook.com)
  • On the human (hence personal) level of intellectual selves the potential of spirit evolution becomes dominant, with the assent of the mortal mind, because of the spiritual endowments of the human personality together with the creative presence of an entity-point of absolute value in such human selves. (truthbook.com)
  • The last decade has witnessed a sophistication and proliferation in the number of studies focused on the evolution of human cognition, reflecting a renewed interest in the evolution of the human mind in anthropology and in many other disciplines. (berghahnbooks.com)
  • Critic Charles Seife wrote highly about Chaisson's book although he criticized Chaisson's definition of life as being "such a broad definition" that it becomes meaningless while acknowledging that Chaisson's analysis "gives the theory some numerical muscle. (wikipedia.org)
  • What is your new book, "The Evolution of Life," about? (morganhilltimes.com)
  • Of course, it's about the evolution of life. (morganhilltimes.com)
  • I have had the desire to write this book for most of my professional life. (morganhilltimes.com)
  • What motivated you to write a book about the evolution of life? (morganhilltimes.com)
  • Brett Calcott is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the ASU/SFI Center for Complex Biosocial Systems in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University and coeditor (with Kim Sterelny) of The Major Transitions in Evolution Revisited (MIT Press, 2011). (mit.edu)
  • Therefore, the spatial and temporal patterns of distribution of microbial pathogens within a species and at the species level across the globe are highly relevant to the evolution of microbial pathogens. (cdc.gov)
  • Not Overstocks or Low Quality Book Club Editions! (abebooks.com)
  • Look for editions of this book at your library , or elsewhere . (upenn.edu)
  • He specialises in stylometric authorial attribution and distant reading of literature, with particular interest in literary translation, a natural choice when one considers that he has also translated into Polish over 30 novels by such authors as Kingsley Amis, Douglas Coupland, Francis Scott Fitzgerald, William Golding, Nadine Gordimer, Kazuo Ishiguro or Jeanette Winterson, including 10 books by John le Carré. (kcl.ac.uk)
  • However, as a parent of children who love to read and as a voracious reader myself, I really appreciate the availability of e-books-particularly when I am (or we are) away from the house. (edweek.org)
  • For example, British-Iraqi PhD nuclear physicist and broadcaster Jim Al-Khalili read Ladybird books as a child growing up in Iraq during the time of Saddam Hussein. (creation.com)
  • Applying this knowledge to evolution, the authors show that novel traits emerge from the ways the organism is constructed: its complex mechanisms for adapting to the environment, its modular construction, and its internal circuitry that can be re-specified and reconnected. (eurekalert.org)
  • These books also explained away the existence of pain, suffering, and death by saying that God originally made a perfect world, but since humans have free will, we rejected God, brought in death, and royally screwed things up. (metafilter.com)
  • This article delves into the evolution of Amazon's shopping empire, exploring how it has expanded its offerings and reshaped the way we shop. (ask.com)
  • Book Description Condition: New. (abebooks.com)
  • Book Description Soft cover. (abebooks.com)
  • The last section of the book projects society into a possible future in space and explores some obstacles to that eventuality," reads Anderson's description of the book. (morganhilltimes.com)