Neil shubins your inner fish is the unexpected story of how one creatures journey out of the water made the human body what it is today and one mans voyage of discovery in search of our origins have you ever wondered why our bodies look and work and fail the way they do. The amazing discovery of our 375millionyearold ancestor 01 by shubin, neil isbn. Width in pixels px height in pixels px copied to your clipboard unable to copy. As professor of biology and anatomy at the university of chicago, he is certainly qualified to approach this topic. The first episode includes a compelling sequence with students and dr. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The bumps, pits, and ridges on teeth often reflect the diet. Describe at least one of these experiments and explain the significance of the findings. One of the worlds leading experts in evolutionary history, neil shubin reveals the secrets of our biology. View full episodes and videos of neil shubin on a quest to uncover the origins of the human body. See how the genetic legacy of a fish can be seen today in our own dna. By examining fossils and dna, he shows us that our hands actually resemble fish fins, our heads are organized like longextinct jawless fish, and major parts of our genomes look and function. The evolution of human arms, legs, necks, and lungs can be traced back to fish that started living on land some 375 million years ago.
He claims the human body itself contains the evidence for evolution and that we are, every one of us, just a juryrigged fish. Neil shubin is the author of your inner fish pantheon, 2008 and associate dean and professor of organismal biology and anatomy at the university of chicago. Neil shubin, the paleontologist and professor of anatomy who codiscovered tiktaalik, the fish with hands, tells the story of our bodies as youve never heard it before. Shubins easy going style with fascinating details is very engaging. This film is the first episode in your inner fish, a series that originally aired on pbs and is hosted by. Your inner fish the 500millionyear history of the human brain.
Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. The evolution of reptilelike animals into shrewlike mammals about 250 million years ago is detailed. Simultaneously with the your inner fish documentary the analysis of the rear half of the fossil was published. Find out which beneficial traits our primate progenitors bequeathed us. Neil shubins your inner fish is an attempt to link, through evolution, virtually every organism that has ever lived on earth. Your inner fish, hosted on pbs by fish paleontologist neil shubin of tiktaalik fame, blends fishy fables with embryology, genetics, and human anatomy. Here i show a fossil as it travels from the field to the lab and is carefully prepared as a specimen. Your inner fish episode 3 your inner monkey dailymotion. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Biologist peter holland shows us how much we have in common with a wormy little animal. Watch your inner fish episodes online season 1 2014. Your inner fish season 1 episode 2 rotten tomatoes. A first episode, outof the 3 parts long, documentary series, your inner fish. At the time, shubin could not understand why these scholars were so passionate about the names or biological classifications of species, but he now.
We can learn a lot about an animal by looking at its teeth. Most of the time i freeze, get blisters, and find absolutely nothing. Titanoboa in photos the animal is a relative of modern boas and lived in. The hind appendages were ready to move on land and unlike the front wheel drive hypothesis that held that the closest relatives of tetrapods emphasized chest support. This scientific adventure story takes viewers from ethiopia to the arctic circle on a hunt for the many ways that our animal ancestors shaped our anatomical destiny. The genetic legacy of this creature can be seen today in our own dna, including the genes used to build our hands and limbs. Watch your inner fish online full episodes of season 1.
Trained at columbia, harvard, and the university of california, berkel. Neil shubin is the author of the universe within and the bestselling your inner fish, which was chosen by the national academy of sciences as the best book of the year in 2009. Many experiments were conducted during the 1950s and 1960s with chick embryos and they showed that two patches of tissue essentially controlled the development of the pattern of bones inside limbs. The pelvic bone was a real suprise because it was quite large. Pantheon books, 2008, 229 pages pantheon books, 2008, 229 pages michael gaspar 1.
How did the human body become the complicated, quirky and amazing machine it is today. Recognizing your inner fish paleontologist neil shubin discusses his new book, your inner fish. Explain why the author and his colleagues chose to focus on 375 million year old rocks in their search for fossils. Shubin mingles observable wonders of biology with evolutionary explanations for their origin. Lecture series presented by national institute of general medical sciences, the office of science education, and the national human genome research institute. By examining fossils and dna, shubin shows us that our hands actually resemble fish fins, our head is organized like that of a longextinct jawless fish, and major parts of our genome look and function like. This book has been optimized for viewing at a monitor setting of 1024 x 768 pixels. Hidden within the human body is a story of life on earth.
That may not sound like buried treasure to most people, but to. Your inner fish presents simply and straightforwardly a view of life that shows how much we are a part of this world no matter how much we want to think we are above it. Shubin gives a simple, succinct explanation for the mechanisms that allow humans to have a sense of smell. Neil shubin pictures the research the author and his colleagues chose to focus on 375 million year old rocks in their search for fossils because amphibians that do not look similar to fish were discovered in 365 million year old rocks, while fish without. In your inner fish, neil shubin tells the story of evolution by tracing the organs of the. Your inner fish, your inner reptile, and your inner monkey. Your inner fish part 1 ap biology ii with carmon simon. In your inner fish, neil shubin writes about the evolutionary relationship between fish and tetrapods you are a tetrapod. The genetic legacy of this evolutionary history can be seen in human dna, including in the genes involved in the development of our hands and limbs. This 34page guide for your inner fish by neil shubin includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 11 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. By examining fossils and dna, he shows us that our hands actually resemble fish fins, our heads are organized like longextinct jawless fish, and major parts of our genomes look and function like.
View full episodes and videos of neil shubin on a quest to uncover the origins. Your inner fish clip you may not think you have much in common with fish, but. To the full playlist of your inner fish, click on the link below. Your inner fish evolution is one of the major themes in any general biology course. Yourinner fishyourinnerfishbasedonthebookbyneilshubin. Ice age giants in photos drawing on the latest science ice age giants explores how these incredible beasts lived. Indulge your inner fashionista with games featuring dress up and fashion themes. Complete with fantastic computer graphics, really good overview of those. Carnivores, such as cats, have bladelike molars to cut meat, while plant eaters have a mouth full of flatter teeth that can macerate leaves. Finding your inner fish typical summers of my adult life are spent in snow and sleet, cracking rocks on cliffs well north of the arctic circle.