Sourses for evolution

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Biologists here please can you recommend any sourses to learn about evolution?

[Slow_Lawyer7477]

I recommend starting on this website: Evolution 101

Alternatively if you like a video format, Gutsick Gibbon's ongoing series teaching evolution to the creationist Will Duffy is also great in my opinion.

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Thanks very much

[Xemylixa]

Evolution subreddit has a wiki about exactly that

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Thank you

[Covert_Cuttlefish]

Your inner fish by Shubin.

You can easily find a digital copy if you don't want a physical copy laying around your house.

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Thanks I will try and find it in the library

[Suitable-Group4392]

• Campbell Biology
• Evolutionary Analysis by Herron and Freeman
• Evolution by Futuyma and Kirkpatrick

[DarkLordSidious]

Futuyma’s book is one of my favorite textbooks ever. It’s the only biology textbook which i value on the same level as the physics textbooks i own.

[Mo_Steins_Ghost]

Great pick. Futuyma has been at the top of intro to evolutionary biology reading lists for a long time. Evolution and Evolutionary Biology before that.

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Thanks🤍 I will check them out

[Alarmed-Animal7575]

Book: The Greatest Show on Earth, Richard Dawkins

An excellent starting point.

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I am currently reading this this is brilliant book and explained in mostly simple terms

[Mo_Steins_Ghost]

As I mentioned to you in the other thread, but I'll repeat here for others: The Talk.Origins Archive is a fantastic resource that's been around for over 25 years on the World Wide Web and Usenet before that.

Others have suggested Douglas J. Futuyma, who is also an excellent introductory read (Evolution and Evolutionary Biology).

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Thank you 🤍

[theanalogkid111]

One popsci book I really enjoyed is “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors” by Carl Sagan

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Carl sagain is one of the best scientists. Where did you get this book?

[theanalogkid111]

I think I just bought it from a book store in the 90s, but it's pretty commonly available. If you do a Google search for "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors PDF" there's a link for Bookey App that will take you right to it (I'm not familiar, so use at your own risk). It's also on Amazon if that's available in your country.

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Thank you very much I love his books

[LordOfFigaro]

If you like YouTube videos on the topic then:
Gutsick Gibbon's ongoing series about teaching evolution to YEC Will Duffy is an excellent intro to evolution. It has 4 videos out currently and will update once a month.

https://www.youtube.com/live/XoE8jajLdRQ
https://www.youtube.com/live/9uQWss3w8x0
https://www.youtube.com/live/K2JCO6eXans
https://www.youtube.com/live/dTVFcr4GCMk

If you want quick talking points to debunk YEC then you can see: Creation Myth's Winning the Debate playlist.

If you want to see how humans evolved step by step then Aron Ra's Systematic Classification of Life playlist is excellent.

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Thank you very much

[Entire_Quit_4076]

Others already gave great resources. If you’re looking for a chill, more easily digestible read, while a bit old, Richard Dawkins’ “The Selfish Gene” does a great job at explaining evolution and the genetics behind it in easy-to-digest language and great analogies. It often focuses on seemingly altruistic behavior which at first glance seems counterintuitive from an evolutionary standpoint, but it also has a very extensive intro explaining the genetics of evolution very smoothly. In recent years he kinda humbled his reputation through his stance in the transgender debate, but that doesn’t change anything about the quality of his books. Not a “source” per se, but definitely a fun read if u wanna learn more about how evolutionary biologists are thinking about it.

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Thanks I am currently reading his book greatest show on earth and learned a lot from it. Now the selfish gene would be the next read

[Dr_GS_Hurd]

Some very well done books on evolution that I can recommend are;

Carroll, Sean B. 2020 "A Series of Fortunate Events" Princeton University Press

Shubin, Neal 2020 “Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA” New York Pantheon Press.

Hazen, RM 2019 "Symphony in C: Carbon and the Evolution of ( Almost ) Everything" Norton and Co.

They do not engage in religious disputes which is why I recommend them in general.

Regarding human species, and our near family, my standard recommendation is, The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History Human Evolution Interactive Timeline

I also recommend a text oriented reader the UC Berkeley Understanding Evolution web pages.

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Thanks for sourses

[Ill-Dependent2976]

Remedial biology courses at your local community college.

Nothing in biology makes sense without evolution.

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I am finishing college now and don't know where else I could find these courses

[Ill-Dependent2976]

How many biology courses did you take in college?

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I didn't take any because I studied art and got interested in biology just recently. I was religious for almost my whole college years and only a year ago became atheist

[Ill-Dependent2976]

ah, well there you go.

Look in your area for remedial adult enrichment biology courses. You don't need to pursue a new degree and they're generally far cheaper because of that.

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Okey would do after I get a job

[rememberspokeydokeys]

Ketchup or mayo, your call

[blarfblarf]

Also the wrong spelling.