我很幸运在做研究期间接触到了道金斯（Dawkins）的著作。然后这段旅程就从那里启程了：1. Steven Vogel 写的《Cats' Paws and Catapults: Mechanical Worlds of Nature and People》（猫爪与弹射器：自然与人类的机械世界）。如果你曾对鸟类的翅膀或水中植物后方泛起的微波着迷，一定要读读这本。极其迷人的一本书！2. 《The meme machine》（模因机器）…
I was lucky that during my research time I got to know Dawkin's work. And the journey started there: 1. "Cats' Paws and Catapults: Mechanical Worlds of Nature and People" by Steven Vogel. If you were fascinated by the wings of birds or little waves behind the plants in water read this. Fascinating book! 2. "The meme machine" by…
一个美妙的类比……可惜仅仅是个类比。在理论生物学领域我喜欢的一本书是 Steve Vogel 写的《Cats Paws and Catapults》（猫爪与弹射器，ISBN 978-0393319903），讲的是生物与技术由于使用材料的不同而采用了截然不同的设计。简而言之，鸟类和飞机都有翅膀，但一个是柔韧的薄膜…
A beautiful analogy ... unfortunately just an analogy. One book I liked in theoretical biology was "Cats Paws and Catapults" by Steve Vogel (978-0393319903) about how biology and technology adopt different designs due to use of different materials. Simply put, both birds and planes have wings but one if a flexible membrane…
哈，我刚好相反，我是从生物化学专业转到生物信息学（蛋白质折叠与结构）的，平时对数学有点业余爱好。我经常推荐 Steven Vogel 写的《Cats' Paws and Catapults》（猫爪与弹射器）这本书，它探讨了人类工程学与生物工程学之间的差异。两者的约束条件大相径庭，更别说在有智能引导的方向上存在的明显差异了…
Heh, I'm somewhat the opposite, as I went from a degree in biochemistry into bioinformatics (protein folds and structure) and have an amateur interest in maths. I often recommend the book 'Cats' Paws and Catapults' by Steven Vogel, which discusses the differences between human and biological engineering. There are very different constraints, as well as the more obvious difference between intelligently directed…
《Cats paws and catapults》（猫爪与弹射器）——我最早是在另一个 HN 帖子里看到有人推荐它的。它非常精彩地对比了自然界与人造的机械系统，彻底改变了我对“世间万物为何会被塑造成如今这般模样”的直觉认知。…
Cats paws and catapults - I saw this first recommended on a different HN thread. Great comparison of natural and man-made mechanical systems that changed my intuitions about why things in the world are built the way they are.…
我经常推荐这本书，Steven Vogel 的《Cats’ Paws and Catapults: Mechanical Worlds of Nature and People》（猫爪与弹射器：自然与人类的机械世界，https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223609.Cats_Paws_and_Cat...），它极佳地展现了生物学是如何启发人类设计的。其中一个很重要的观点（如果我没记错的话，来自…
I recommend this book a lot, but 'Cats’ Paws and Catapults: Mechanical Worlds of Nature and People' (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223609.Cats_Paws_and_Cat...) is a great look at how biology inspires human design. One idea that is important (IIRC from…
我很幸运在做研究期间接触到了道金斯（Dawkins）的著作。然后这段旅程就从那里启程了：1. Steven Vogel 写的《Cats' Paws and Catapults: Mechanical Worlds of Nature and People》（猫爪与弹射器：自然与人类的机械世界）。如果你曾对鸟类的翅膀或水中植物后方泛起的微波着迷，一定要读读这本。极其迷人的一本书！2. 《The meme machine》（模因机器）…
I was lucky that during my research time I got to know Dawkin's work. And the journey started there: 1. "Cats' Paws and Catapults: Mechanical Worlds of Nature and People" by Steven Vogel. If you were fascinated by the wings of birds or little waves behind the plants in water read this. Fascinating book! 2. "The meme machine" by…
一个美妙的类比……可惜仅仅是个类比。在理论生物学领域我喜欢的一本书是 Steve Vogel 写的《Cats Paws and Catapults》（猫爪与弹射器，ISBN 978-0393319903），讲的是生物与技术由于使用材料的不同而采用了截然不同的设计。简而言之，鸟类和飞机都有翅膀，但一个是柔韧的薄膜…
A beautiful analogy ... unfortunately just an analogy. One book I liked in theoretical biology was "Cats Paws and Catapults" by Steve Vogel (978-0393319903) about how biology and technology adopt different designs due to use of different materials. Simply put, both birds and planes have wings but one if a flexible membrane…
哈，我刚好相反，我是从生物化学专业转到生物信息学（蛋白质折叠与结构）的，平时对数学有点业余爱好。我经常推荐 Steven Vogel 写的《Cats' Paws and Catapults》（猫爪与弹射器）这本书，它探讨了人类工程学与生物工程学之间的差异。两者的约束条件大相径庭，更别说在有智能引导的方向上存在的明显差异了…
Heh, I'm somewhat the opposite, as I went from a degree in biochemistry into bioinformatics (protein folds and structure) and have an amateur interest in maths. I often recommend the book 'Cats' Paws and Catapults' by Steven Vogel, which discusses the differences between human and biological engineering. There are very different constraints, as well as the more obvious difference between intelligently directed…
《Cats paws and catapults》（猫爪与弹射器）——我最早是在另一个 HN 帖子里看到有人推荐它的。它非常精彩地对比了自然界与人造的机械系统，彻底改变了我对“世间万物为何会被塑造成如今这般模样”的直觉认知。…
Cats paws and catapults - I saw this first recommended on a different HN thread. Great comparison of natural and man-made mechanical systems that changed my intuitions about why things in the world are built the way they are.…
我经常推荐这本书，Steven Vogel 的《Cats’ Paws and Catapults: Mechanical Worlds of Nature and People》（猫爪与弹射器：自然与人类的机械世界，https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223609.Cats_Paws_and_Cat...），它极佳地展现了生物学是如何启发人类设计的。其中一个很重要的观点（如果我没记错的话，来自…
I recommend this book a lot, but 'Cats’ Paws and Catapults: Mechanical Worlds of Nature and People' (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223609.Cats_Paws_and_Cat...) is a great look at how biology inspires human design. One idea that is important (IIRC from…