…从中摘出一句特定引言。至少对我来说，一本书的价值在于改变你的思维方式，或者更棒的是，提出你此前甚至不敢去想的新问题。相比道金斯的《自私的基因》（Selfish Gene），我更推荐达尔文自己的《物种起源》（Origin of Species）。两本我都读过。根本不能同日而语。一本是对自然法则严肃严谨、震撼心智的科学探索，另一本充其量算流行文化…
…specific quote out of it. For me, at least, the value of a book is changing your way of thinking, or better yet, present new questions that you did not even dare to ask. I would recommend Darwin's own Origin of Species instead of Dawkins' Selfish Gene. I've read both. They can't even begin to compare. One is a serious scientific and a mind bending exercise in nature's ways, the other one deserves the title of pop culture.…
On the Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin. It's pretty dense, dry, and can require a bit of a commitment, but there's some pretty interesting bits and pieces in there aside from just proposing evolution.
Interbreeding isn't a bright line. Zebras can breed with Donkeys! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebroid Darwin's Origin of Species had a good section on this; the book is quite readable.
Natural selection is a great example for more than one reason: Darwin wasn't the very first to think it, but Origin of the Species is perhaps the most beautiful science ever written.
His Darwin bashing is probably bullshit. Given that Darwin didn't have a theory of discrete (Mendelian) inheritance he got a truly insane amount right. There are things in Origin of Species that were ignored for generations and when investigated were incredibly fruitful in understanding evolution, like sexual selection.
《物种起源》到底哪儿“没说对”了？由于达尔文当时根本不知道 DNA 或水平基因转移，书里必然存在漏洞，但他把基本机制拿捏得死死的，而且还预见并驳斥了许多后来会出现的……
In what way did On the Origin of Species not "get it right"? It necessarily has holes as Darwin was unaware of DNA or horizontal gene transfer, but he nailed the basic mechanism, and anticipated and addressed many of the criticisms that would…
…从中摘出一句特定引言。至少对我来说，一本书的价值在于改变你的思维方式，或者更棒的是，提出你此前甚至不敢去想的新问题。相比道金斯的《自私的基因》（Selfish Gene），我更推荐达尔文自己的《物种起源》（Origin of Species）。两本我都读过。根本不能同日而语。一本是对自然法则严肃严谨、震撼心智的科学探索，另一本充其量算流行文化…
…specific quote out of it. For me, at least, the value of a book is changing your way of thinking, or better yet, present new questions that you did not even dare to ask. I would recommend Darwin's own Origin of Species instead of Dawkins' Selfish Gene. I've read both. They can't even begin to compare. One is a serious scientific and a mind bending exercise in nature's ways, the other one deserves the title of pop culture.…
查尔斯·达尔文的《物种起源》。这书读起来挺晦涩、挺枯燥的，确实得下点功夫，但除了提出演化论之外，里面其实还有不少非常有趣的内容。
On the Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin. It's pretty dense, dry, and can require a bit of a commitment, but there's some pretty interesting bits and pieces in there aside from just proposing evolution.
物种间杂交并没有一条泾渭分明的界线。斑马可以跟驴交配！https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebroid 达尔文的《物种起源》里有一节讲这个讲得很好；这本书其实挺好读的。
Interbreeding isn't a bright line. Zebras can breed with Donkeys! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebroid Darwin's Origin of Species had a good section on this; the book is quite readable.
自然选择在好几个层面上都是个绝佳的例子：达尔文并不是第一个想到它的人，但《物种起源》或许是有史以来写得最优美的科学著作。
Natural selection is a great example for more than one reason: Darwin wasn't the very first to think it, but Origin of the Species is perhaps the most beautiful science ever written.
他对达尔文的抨击纯属扯淡。考虑到当年达尔文还没有离散（孟德尔）遗传理论，他答对的内容多到简直匪夷所思。《物种起源》里有些东西被忽视了好几代人，后来深入研究时，对理解进化产生了巨大的价值，比如性选择。
His Darwin bashing is probably bullshit. Given that Darwin didn't have a theory of discrete (Mendelian) inheritance he got a truly insane amount right. There are things in Origin of Species that were ignored for generations and when investigated were incredibly fruitful in understanding evolution, like sexual selection.
《物种起源》到底哪儿“没说对”了？由于达尔文当时根本不知道 DNA 或水平基因转移，书里必然存在漏洞，但他把基本机制拿捏得死死的，而且还预见并驳斥了许多后来会出现的……
In what way did On the Origin of Species not "get it right"? It necessarily has holes as Darwin was unaware of DNA or horizontal gene transfer, but he nailed the basic mechanism, and anticipated and addressed many of the criticisms that would…