River Out Of Eden: A Darwinian View Of Life - S... Review

Dawkins opens with a striking realization: not a single one of your ancestors died in infancy. Every one of them lived long enough to reproduce and pass on their "good genes". This makes you the product of an unbroken chain of successful ancestors dating back to the first single-celled organism. 3. The "African Eve"

In his 1995 book, River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life , Richard Dawkins swaps the traditional "Tree of Life" for a more fluid metaphor: a river of digital information. It’s a short, punchy read—his shortest, in fact—that distills complex evolutionary biology into five fascinating chapters. 1. The River is DNA (and It’s Digital) River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life - s...

Book Review: River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life Dawkins opens with a striking realization: not a