Ben Waber reviewed Your inner fish by Neil Shubin
An Enjoyable Ride with Lots of Detours
4 stars
I read this book to gain a better understanding of the evolutionary origins of the human body, and while this is covered a bit here it's not really the main thrust of the book. Instead, it's a fascinating dive into Shubin's paleontology career and the science of paleontology more broadly. This book meanders a bit towards the end, going to basic introductions to embryology and genetics. Still, if you want to learn more about paleontology and get a better idea about why some animal body parts are the way they are, this is a good book to pick up.
I read this book to gain a better understanding of the evolutionary origins of the human body, and while this is covered a bit here it's not really the main thrust of the book. Instead, it's a fascinating dive into Shubin's paleontology career and the science of paleontology more broadly. This book meanders a bit towards the end, going to basic introductions to embryology and genetics. Still, if you want to learn more about paleontology and get a better idea about why some animal body parts are the way they are, this is a good book to pick up.