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In1859,CharlesDarwinshockedtheworldwitharadicaltheory-evolutionbynaturalselection.Onehundredandfiftyyearslater,histheorystillchallengessomeofourmostpreciousbeliefs."IntroducingEvolution"providesastep-by-stepguideto'Darwin'sdangerousidea'andtakesafreshlookattheoftenmisunderstoodconceptsofnaturalselectionandtheselfishgene.Drawingonthelatestfindingsfromgenetics,ecologyandanimalbehaviouraswellastheworkofbest-sellingsciencewriterssuchasRichardDawkinsandStevenPinker-astringofbrilliantexamples,superblyillustratedbyHowardSelina,revealshowtheevidenceinfavourofevolutionarytheoryisstrongerthanever.Withwitandclarity,DylanEvansaddressesmanypuzzlingissues:Didlifefirstevolveonotherplanets?What'stheadvantageofhavingsex?Whydoyourparentslookafteryou?Andwhatgoodtoabirdishalfawing?Fromthedeathofthedinosaurstothedevelopmentofdigitalorganisms,"IntroducingEvolution"bringsDarwinup-to-datewiththelatestscientificdiscoveries.Thisistheidealguidetothemostimportantideaevertoappearinthehistoryofscience.