Your Inner Fish
A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
What's it about
Ever wondered why you get hiccups or why your back aches? The surprising answer isn't in your doctor's office—it's buried in the fossil of a 375-million-year-old fish. Discover the incredible, untold story of how your body's quirks and flaws are ancient history. This summary of Your Inner Fish reveals the hidden evolutionary blueprint connecting you to fish, reptiles, and early mammals. You’ll learn how paleontologist Neil Shubin uncovered the fossil that explains the human hand, why hernias are a fish's fault, and how your DNA still carries the echoes of a life lived in water. It’s a mind-bending journey that will change how you see your own body forever.
Meet the author
Neil Shubin is the paleontologist and evolutionary biologist who co-discovered Tiktaalik roseae, the pivotal fossil linking fish to land animals and the basis for this book. His career combines hands-on fossil hunting in the Arctic with cutting-edge genetic research, giving him a uniquely complete perspective on our species' deep history. This dual expertise allows Shubin to reveal the surprising, 3.5-billion-year journey that shaped every part of the human body, connecting us to the ancient creatures who were our ancestors.
What's it about
Ever wondered why you get hiccups or why your back aches? The surprising answer isn't in your doctor's office—it's buried in the fossil of a 375-million-year-old fish. Discover the incredible, untold story of how your body's quirks and flaws are ancient history. This summary of Your Inner Fish reveals the hidden evolutionary blueprint connecting you to fish, reptiles, and early mammals. You’ll learn how paleontologist Neil Shubin uncovered the fossil that explains the human hand, why hernias are a fish's fault, and how your DNA still carries the echoes of a life lived in water. It’s a mind-bending journey that will change how you see your own body forever.
Meet the author
Neil Shubin is the paleontologist and evolutionary biologist who co-discovered Tiktaalik roseae, the pivotal fossil linking fish to land animals and the basis for this book. His career combines hands-on fossil hunting in the Arctic with cutting-edge genetic research, giving him a uniquely complete perspective on our species' deep history. This dual expertise allows Shubin to reveal the surprising, 3.5-billion-year journey that shaped every part of the human body, connecting us to the ancient creatures who were our ancestors.
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