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Improbable Destinies
- Fate, Chance, and the Future of Evolution
- By: Jonathan B. Losos
- Narrated by: Marc Cashman
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 79
Improbable Destinies will change the way we think and talk about evolution. Losos' insights into natural selection and evolutionary change have far-reaching applications for protecting ecosystems, securing our food supply, and fighting off harmful viruses and bacteria. This compelling narrative offers a new understanding of ourselves and our role in the natural world and the cosmos.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Too much trivia.
- By Anthony W. Shallin on 07-08-18
- Improbable Destinies
- Fate, Chance, and the Future of Evolution
- By: Jonathan B. Losos
- Narrated by: Marc Cashman
Starts out great, gets very full halfway through
Reviewed: 08-06-24
The first third or so is fascinating. Deep philosophical questions about evolutionary development of life on earth. The author offers points and counter points from respected evolutionary biologists and considers the randomness vs inevitability of evolution. Though, about halfway through, Los gets stuck in the weeds summarizing study after study on mundane examples of microevolution. after several hours of this, I had to put the title down.
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