Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
It Ain't Necessarily So combines sharp criticism of scientific claims with lucid expositions of the state of current scientific knowledge. Among the subjects discussed are heredity, natural selection, and genetic determinism.
Table of Contents
Inferiority complex -- Darwin's revolution -- Darwin, Mendel, and the mind -- Science of metamorphoses -- Dream of the human genome -- Women versus the biologists -- Sex, lies, and social science -- Confusion over cloning -- Survival of the nicest.