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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Taylor, Marianne, 1972-     Subjects     Life -- Origin.     Evolution (Biology)     Natural history.     Species.     Biodiversity.     Biology -- Classification.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Taylor, Marianne, 1972-       by title:      The story of life in...       by call number:      578.012 T244s     Search the Web     Taylor, Marianne, 1972-     Life -- Origin.     Evolution (Biology)     Natural history.     Species.     Biodiversity.     Biology -- Classification.       MARC Display

The story of life in 10 1/2 species / Marianne Taylor. by Taylor, Marianne, 1972- The MIT Press, 2020. Call #: 578.012 T244s Subjects Life -- Origin.   Evolution (Biology)   Natural history.   Species.   Biodiversity.   Biology -- Classification. ISBN:  9780262044486 (hc) Alternate title:  Story of life in ten and a half species Story of life in 10.5 species Story of life in ten and one half species Story of life in ten 1/2 species Story of life in 10 and a half species Story of life in 10 and one half species Description:  256 p. : ill. (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm. Notes:  Includes index. First published in 2020 by UniPress Books Ltd. "If an alien visitor were to collect ten souvenir life forms to represent life on Earth, which would they be?"--Cover. Summary:  If an alien visitor were to collect ten souvenir life forms to represent life on earth, which would they be? This is the thought-provoking premise of Marianne Taylor's The Story of Life in 10 and a Half Species. Each life forms explains a key aspect about life on Earth. From the sponge that seems to be a plant but is really an animal to the almost extinct soft-shelled turtle deemed extremely unique and therefore extremely precious, these examples reveal how life itself is arranged across time and space, and how humanity increasingly dominates that vision. Taylor, a prolific science writer, considers the chemistry of a green plant and ponders the possibility of life beyond our world; investigates the virus in an attempt to determine what a life form is; and wonders if the human -- 'a distinct and very dominant species with an inevitably biased view of life' -- could evolve in a new direction. She tells us that the giraffe was one species, but is now four; that the dusky seaside sparrow may be revived through 're-evolution,' or cloning; explains the significance of Darwin's finch to evolution; and much more. The 'half' species is artificial intelligence. Itself an experiment to understand and model life, AI is central to our future--although from the alien visitor's standpoint, unlikely to inherit the earth in the long run. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Tantallon Public Library Adult Nonfiction 578.012 T244s Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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