Neil Shubin

Friday, February 7, 7:30 p.m.

Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Bodyby Neil Shubin

Why do we look the way we do? Neil Shubin, the paleontologist and professor of anatomy who co-discovered Tiktaalik, the “fish with hands,” tells the story of our bodies as you've never heard it before. By examining fossils and DNA, he shows us that our hands actually resemble fish fins, our heads are organized like long-extinct jawless fish, and major parts of our genomes look and function like those of worms and bacteria.

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NEIL SHUBIN

The universe within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People This new book by paleontologist Shubin, a professor and associate dean of biological sciences at the University of Chicago, seeks to answer to a scientific mystery story as big as the world itself: How have astronomical events that took place millions of years ago created the unique qualities of the human species? Shubin’s previous book, Your Inner Fish, was named the best book of the

year in 2009 by the National Academy of Sciences.

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The universe within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People Neil Shubin Evolutionary biologist Neil Shubin was a member of the field team that made the 2004 landmark discovery of Tiktaalik roseae, a fossil fish dubbed the "missing link" between fish and land animals. The bestselling author of Your Inner Fish, Shubin teaches Organismal Biology and Anatomy at the University of Chicago, where he also serves as an associate dean. He has conducted field work in Greenland, China, Canada, North America, and Africa. His new book, The universe within makes clear the profound connection between the evolution of the cosmos and the human body. Carl Zimmer writes, “‘We are stardust,’ goes the old song, but most of us don't give the fact much thought. The universe within will change that.” Parkway Central Library 1901 Vine Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 (between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway) This is a FREE event; no tickets or reservations are required. For more information, please call 215-567-4341, or click here

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Neil Shubin (The universe within, Your Inner Fish)

Neil Shubin is the author of The universe within and the best-selling Your Inner Fish, which was chosen by the National Academy of Sciences as the best book of the year in 2009. Trained at Columbia, Harvard, and the University of California at Berkeley, Shubin is associate dean of biological sciences at the University of Chicago. In 2011 he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. (tilføjet fra Random House)… (mere)

From one of our finest and most popular science writers comes the answer to a scientific mystery as big as the world itself: How are the events that formed our solar system billions of years ago embedded inside each of us? Shubin (Your Inner Fish) presents his new book, The universe within, in which he takes an expansive approach to the question of why we look the way we do. Presented in partnership with the Illinois Science Council.​

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Neil Shubin (The universe within, Your Inner Fish)

Neil Shubin is the author of The universe within and the best-selling Your Inner Fish, which was chosen by the National Academy of Sciences as the best book of the year in 2009. Trained at Columbia, Harvard, and the University of California at Berkeley, Shubin is associate dean of biological sciences at the University of Chicago. In 2011 he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. (tilføjet fra Random House)… (mere)

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Neil Shubin

Tuesday, January 15, 7:30 p.m.

The universe within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People

In The universe within, with his trademark clarity and exuberance, Neil Shubin takes an expansive approach to the question of why we look the way we do. Starting with fossils, he shows us how the entirety of the universe’s fourteen-billion-year history can be seen in our bodies. As he moves from our very molecular composition (a result of stellar events at the origin of our solar system) through the workings of our eyes, Shubin makes clear how the evolution of the cosmos has profoundly marked our own bodies.

Neil Shubin is the author of the best-selling Your Inner Fish, which was chosen by the National Academy of Sciences as the best book of the year in 2009. Trained at Columbia, Harvard, and the University of California at Berkeley, Shubin is associate dean of biological sciences at the University of Chicago. In 2011 he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

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Neil Shubin (The universe within, Your Inner Fish)

Neil Shubin is the author of The universe within and the best-selling Your Inner Fish, which was chosen by the National Academy of Sciences as the best book of the year in 2009. Trained at Columbia, Harvard, and the University of California at Berkeley, Shubin is associate dean of biological sciences at the University of Chicago. In 2011 he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. (tilføjet fra Random House)… (mere)

Neil Shubin diskuterer Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body.

In 2006, Shubin created one of the biggest news stories that no one could pronounce when he discovered Tiktaalik, a genus of fish that provides the link between sea creatures and four-legged animals. In his new book, Your Inner Fish, Shubin breaks down the lineage from fish to people through evolution, Huckabee be damned. (bookjones)… (mere)