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Every book Dr Jerry Coyne recommended on podcasts
Dr Jerry Coyne appeared on Modern Wisdom for an episode titled The Spiciest Ideas Of Evolutionary Biology - Dr Jerry Coyne - #960, where he discussed evolutionary biology, speciation, and scientific communication. During the conversation, Dr Jerry Coyne recommended Neil Shubin's book Your Inner Fish, noting that the author wrote an awesome book about how humans show the remnants of their fishy ancestry. He mentioned that Shubin also started a website to publicize those concepts, which served as an inspiration for Dr Coyne when his own agent suggested he do something similar. Furthermore, Dr Jerry Coyne discussed Charles Darwin's famous 1859 book, The Origin of Species. He recalled working in the lab on the problem of speciation, which is the title subject of Darwin's work, and pointed out that it was a problem Darwin actually did not solve, leading Dr Coyne to take up the topic as a graduate student while noting that science knows much more about it today.
Books recommended by Dr Jerry Coyne
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Your inner fish
Your Inner Fish by Neil Shubin is a popular science book exploring evolutionary biology by tracing human anatomical features back to ancient aquatic ancestors.
Recommended“He wrote an awesome book called the Your Inner Fish about how we show the remnants of our fishy ancestry. And he started a website to publicize that. And so my agent said, "Why don't you do that, too?"”
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The Origin of Species
The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin is a foundational 1859 scientific text that introduced the theory of evolution by natural selection, forever altering humanity's understanding of biology and the natural world.
Discussed“But when I was working in the lab, I worked on the problem of speciation or the origin of species, which is of course the title of Darwin's 1859 book. It's a problem that Darwin didn't solve. So that's why I took it up when I was a graduate student. I think we know a lot more now. We certainly”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Spiciest Ideas Of Evolutionary Biology - Dr Jerry Coyne - #960 | Modern Wisdom | 2025-06-28 | 2 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“And I have a book too called Speciation which is what I wrote as my technical book, my f my real first book. And I'm not I'm not smart enough to understand that one. So I'll get you to explain it to me. My friends want to say, "Oh, you read this book. It's so great. Can I read it?"”
“So, the name of the website is Why Evolution is True, which is the title of my first book. And I'd still recommend it because I really, really like that book. I don't think I could write it again. Why evolution is true. But if you want to come to the website, you just string all those together into one”