John Hands devoted more than ten years of his life to evaluating scientific theories about human evolution from the origin of the universe. He graduated in Chemistry from the University of London and tutored in both Physics and Management Studies for the Open University and was Royal Literary Fund Fellow at University College London. He lives in London.
'An audacious tour of all that science can teach us about the
origin and evolution of humanity in the universe, start to finish.
It's encyclopedic sweep can be read straight through or browsed in
parts of special interest' Edward O. Wilson
'A substantial, sceptical survey of the current state of scientific
knowledge of about the most basic questions... An invaluable,
encyclopedic achievement' A.N. Wilson, Times Literary
Supplement Book of the Year
'Lucid and intelligible to the non-specialists... a book of
astonishing ambition and scope' Tim Crane, Times Literary
Supplement Book of the Year
'Audacious, ambitious, and philosophically completist study... a
thoughtful treatise for the eternally curious' Publishers
Weekly (starred review)
'From dark energy to the selfish gene, Hands looks at how we know
what we know - and what we don't. An overview of current thought on
this ever fascinating subject' Observer
'This is a truly exceptional piece of work' Tim Crane,
Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge
'A magisterial, persuasive and thought provoking survey of the
horizons of modern science' Dr James Le Fanu, author of The
Rise and Fall of Modern Medicine
'Even in cases where one might disagree, the arguments are
thought-provoking' Paul Steinhardt, Albert Einstein Professor
in Science, Princeton University
'John Hands has done a remarkable job of disentangling the many
topics that are long overdue for reinterpretation. The enormous
effort he has made to cover so many evolutionary questions is
heroic... A major accomplishment' Professor James Shapiro,
author of Evolution: A View From The 21st Century
'A game-changer. In the tradition of Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of
Scientific Revolutions, this lucidly written, penetrating analysis
challenges us to rethink many things we take for granted about
ourselves, our society, and our universe. It will become a
classic' Peter Dreier, E.P. Clapp Distinguished Professor of
Politics, Occidental College
'A work as bold, broad, and challenging as this will no doubt tweak
the bias any one of us may have regarding a particular event, but,
then, so did Darwin's On the Origin of Species' Jeffrey
Schwartz, Professor of Physical Anthropology and of The History &
Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh
'This book is an intellectual tour-de-force... highly recommended
for anyone wishing to get a deeper insight into the fundamental but
typically arcane theories that purport to explain where we and the
universe that surrounds us are coming from' Professor Francis
Heylighen, Evolution, Complexity and Cognition Group, Free
University of Brussels
'Any conventional Darwinist (and I am one of them) will find a lot
to take exception to: but disagreement is the fuel of progress and
if you enjoy an argument this is the book for you' Professor
Steve Jones, author of The Language of the Genes
'An audacious and admirable book... written with engaging style,
and the strongest scientific ideas across a swathe of fields in
physics and biology are presented lucidly' Larry Steinman,
Professor of Neurological Sciences, Stanford University
'Hands's voyage of inquiry will not only educate you, it will also
surprise' Derek Shearer, Director, McKinnon Center for Global
Affairs, Los Angeles
'A fine book... brave, very wide ranging, synoptic' Professor
Stuart Kauffman, author of At Home in the Universe
'Makes us realise how much we don't know. From this book we get
that big picture' Professor David Knight, author of The Making of
Modern Science
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