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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     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...         MARC Display

The story of life in 10 1/2 species / Marianne Taylor. by Taylor, Marianne, 1972- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, 2020. Subjects Life -- Origin.   Evolution (Biology)   Natural history.   Species.   Biodiversity.   Biology -- Classification. ISBN:  9780262044486 (hardcover) : 026204448X (hardcover) Description:  256 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm Contents:  Fern -- Virus -- Nautilus -- Stick insect -- Sponge -- Human -- Giraffe -- Dusky seaside sparrow -- Soft-shelled turtle -- Darwin's finches -- Artificial life. Requests:  0 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.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Aiea Public Library Adult Nonfiction 576.83 Ta Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 576.83 Ta Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kailua-Kona Public Library Adult Nonfiction 576.83 Ta Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kapaa Public Library Adult Nonfiction 576.83 Ta Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kapolei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 576.83 Ta Checked In Add Copy to MyList Koloa P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 576.83 Ta Checked In Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 576.83 Ta Checked In Add Copy to MyList Thelma Parker Memorial P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 576.83 Ta Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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