Evolution and the Blogosphere

Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters, by Donald ProtheroEvolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters by Donald Prothero continues to receive enthusiastic reviews from a variety of excellent science-related blogs. Most recently, the blog Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) wrote of the book, “Beautifully written and lavishly illustrated … More than just a lucid overview of the fossil record, this book magnificently accomplishes its two primary objectives by showing how the ‘hard data’ of the incredibly rich fossil record supports evolution, while also pointing out how pervasive creationist lies, misquotations and various deceptions actually are.”

For more discussions and reviews of Evolution, visit: This Week in Science (podcast), Panda’s Thumb, Pharyngula, Afarensis, GeneExpression, and The Darwin Report

You can also read the chapter, “Science and Creationism” (pdf), view color plates from the book, and read Donald Prothero’s posting on the CUP blog, “Evolution: The Fossils Say Yes!

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