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¿Cómo y dónde empezó el mundo, incluso lo que llamamos vida? Richard Dawkings, uno de los mayores maestros de la divulgación científica, se adentra en una explicación sobre la evolución con audacia y habilidad, consiguiendo que el lector comprenda a partir de numerosas metaforas los aspectos mas complejos de la evolucion.

Raconte par Richard Dawkins, la grande histoire de la vie sur la terre se mue en une bouleversante pope. Une remonte dans le temps qui nous permet d'abord d'aller la rencontre de nos anctres, Homo sapiens archaques, habilis ou ergaster. Puis de grimper jusqu'au sommet de notre arbre gnalogique, grce aux connaissances les plus pointues en matire de fossiles et de gntique. En quarante tapes, nous dcouvrons ces inconnus qui furent la fois nos anctres et ceux des autres tres vivants ayant peupl continents et ocans : chimpanz, gorille, chien, chat, requin, mduse, coelacanthe, baobab, champignon, bactrie... Citez un animal ou une plante, vous les retrouverez tous avec leur cohorte d'ascendants dans ce passionnant ouvrage de rfrence ! A la fois pdagogique et teint d'humour, le livre de Richard Dawkins nous guide dans la logique de l'volution. Aujourd'hui attaque par de nombreux mouvements se rclamant du crationnisme, la thorie fondamentale labore par Charles Darwin reoit ici le plus bel hommage qui soit. Pour notre plus grand plaisir Il tait une fois nos anctres, telle une fable, raconte la richesse phnomnale du vivant.

In uno stile semplice e chiaro uno degli scienziati del nostro tempo spiega come funziona la perfetta macchina del nostro corpo, tesa a preservare quelle molecole "egoiste" chiamate geni.

Las esperadas memorias de uno de los científicos más controvertidos de nuestro tiempo. En Una curiosidad insaciable, Dawkins nos muestra un inusual recorrido por sus primeros años, su despertar

"The God Delusion" caused a sensation when it was published in 2006. Within weeks it became the most hotly debated topic, with Dawkins himself branded as either saint or sinner for presenting his hard-hitting, impassioned rebuttal of religion of all types. His argument could hardly be more topical. While Europe is becoming increasingly secularized, the rise of religious fundamentalism, whether in the Middle East or Middle America, is dramatically and dangerously dividing opinion around the world. In America, and elsewhere, a vigorous dispute between 'intelligent design' and Darwinism is seriously undermining and restricting the teaching of science. In many countries religious dogma from medieval times still serves to abuse basic human rights such as women's and gay rights. And all from a belief in a God whose existence lacks evidence of any kind. Dawkins attacks God in all his forms. He eviscerates the major arguments for religion and demonstrates the supreme improbability of a supreme being. He shows how religion fuels war, foments bigotry and abuses children."The God Delusion" is a brilliantly argued, fascinating polemic that will be required reading for anyone interested in this most emotional and important subject.

The God Delusion caused a sensation when it was published in 2006. Within weeks it became the most hotly debated topic, with Dawkins himself branded as either saint or sinner for presenting his hard-hitting, impassioned rebuttal of religion of all types.His argument could hardly be more topical. While Europe is becoming increasingly secularized, the rise of religious fundamentalism, whether in the Middle East or Middle America, is dramatically and dangerously dividing opinion around the world. In America, and elsewhere, a vigorous dispute between 'intelligent design' and Darwinism is seriously undermining and restricting the teaching of science. In many countries religious dogma from medieval times still serves to abuse basic human rights such as women's and gay rights. And all from a belief in a God whose existence lacks evidence of any kind.Dawkins attacks God in all his forms. He eviscerates the major arguments for religion and demonstrates the supreme improbability of a supreme being. He shows how religion fuels war, foments bigotry and abuses children.The God Delusion is a brilliantly argued, fascinating polemic that will be required reading for anyone interested in this most emotional and important subject.

Discovery" magazine has recently called Richard Dawkins "Darwins Rottweiler" for his fierce and effective defense of evolution. In his "New York Times" bestseller, Dawkins turns his considerable intellect on religion, denouncing its faulty logic and the suffering it causes

A fully updated edition of one of the most original accounts of evolution ever written, featuring new fractal diagrams, six new 'tales' and the latest scientific developments.THE ANCESTOR'S TALE is a dazzling, four-billion-year pilgrimage to the origins of life: Richard Dawkins and Yan Wong take us on an exhilarating reverse journey through evolution, from present-day humans back to the microbial beginnings of life. It is a journey happily interrupted by meetings of fellow modern animals (as well as plants, fungi and bacteria) similarly tracing their evolutionary path back through history. As each evolutionary pilgrim tells their tale, Dawkins and Wong shed light on topics such as speciation, sexual selection and extinction.Written with unparalleled wit, clarity and intelligence; taking in new scientific discoveries of the past decade; and including new 'tales', illustrations and fractal diagrams, THE ANCESTOR'S TALE shows us how remarkable we are, how astonishing our history, and how intimate our relationship with the rest of the living world.

A partir de preguntas muy sencillas e interesantes (¿Quién fue el primer hombre? ¿Qué es el Sol? ¿Por qué hay día y noche? ¿Qué es el arco iris? ¿Estamos solos? ¿Por qué ocurren cosas malas? ¿Cómo y cuándo empezó todo?...) Richard Dawkins nos explica qué son el ADN, el efecto Doppler, el átomo, el big bang, los neutrones o la luz.«Una historia de la ciencia fascinante y sin prejuicios». (Sunday Times).

¿Es la ciencia un modo de entender el mundo que lo priva de cualquier sentido poético? ¿Se esfuma todo atisbo de magia en cuanto el científico desentraña el funcionamiento de la naturaleza? Cuando Newton, con un simple prisma, descompuso la luz blanca en el espectro de colores que se oculta tras ella, ¿despojo de lirismo al arco iris, como le recrimino Keats en un celebre poema? Desde la astronomia y la genetica hasta el lenguaje y la realidad virtual, Richard Dawkins nos demuestra -y nos convence con ejemplos irreprochables- que la ciencia tambien entraña belleza; y que el descubrimiento de los mecanismos que rigen los fenomenos naturales no solo no destruye su poesia sino que la ensalza, revelandonos aspectos sorprendentes que de ninguna otra manera podriamos apreciar o imaginar. Con un enorme caudal de citas poeticas, Destejiendo el arco iris sugiere que puede aprenderse mucho de los poetas, que la ciencia deberia saber recurrir a imagenes y metaforas inspiradoras que facilitarian una comprension profunda y una investigacion fertil. Pero ademas de un manifiesto a favor de la poesia de la ciencia, Destejiendo el arco iris es tambien un alegato contundente contra los abusos de las seudociencias y un ataque contra los astrologos, cartomantes y espiritistas que manipulan deshonestamente la credulidad y el ansia de sorpresa innatas en el ser humano. Una critica, en definitiva, contra la mala poesia de algunas teorias, que en el texto se desmontan con pormenor.

Richard Dawkins' brilliant reformulation of the theory of natural selection has the rare distinction of having provoked as much excitement and interest outside the scientific community as within it. His theories have helped change the whole nature of the study of social biology, and have forced thousands of readers to rethink their beliefs about life.In his internationally bestselling, now classic volume, The Selfish Gene, Dawkins explains how the selfish gene can also be a subtle gene. The world of the selfish gene revolves around savage competition, ruthless exploitation, and deceit, and yet, Dawkins argues, acts of apparent altruism do exist in nature. Bees, for example, will commit suicide when they sting to protect the hive, and birds will risk their lives to warn the flock of an approaching hawk.This 30th anniversary edition of Dawkins' fascinating book retains all original material, including the two enlightening chapters added in the second edition. In a new Introduction the author presents his thoughts thirty years after the publication of his first and most famous book, while the inclusion of the two-page original Foreword by brilliant American scientist Robert Trivers shows the enthusiastic reaction of the scientific community at that time. This edition is a celebration of a remarkable exposition of evolutionary thought, a work that has been widely hailed for its stylistic brilliance and deep scientific insights, and that continues to stimulate whole new areas of research today.