origin of species
"On the Origin of Species is like no other scientific text I had ever read before or ever since. Many years after my initial encounter with this book I ..."
"I read academic papers every day. With science matured out of the realm of inquisitive gentlemen, they mostly deal with one or a handful of specific findings. Then, every so often, a review article will come up that summarises recent new discoveries in a particular field. The Origin of Species is like the ultimate badass 500-page mother of all reviews, but one in which a totally new conclusion is drawn in mesmerising detail."
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