Book review: ‘Ever Since Darwin’ by Stephen Jay Gould

The first of Stephen Jay Gould’s long-running series of popular science essay collections that first appeared in his monthly column in Natural History magazine, Ever Since Darwin covers topics including:

• Charles Darwin;
• human evolution;
• evolutionary oddities;
• recurring patterns in evolutionary history;
• theories of the earth;
• how organisms’ (and other structures’) shapes change with size;
• the social and political impact of scientific theories.

As with all of Gould’s essay collections, this is a fantastic book.

Highly recommended.

• Buy from Amazon.co.uk
• Buy from Amazon.com
• …or, better still, buy or order a copy from you local, tax-paying independent bookshop—they could do with the help.

Writer and photographer Richard Carter, FCD is the founder of the Friends of Charles Darwin. He lives in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire.Website • Facebook • Twitter • Newsletter • Books

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