Discarded Science gets a review

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Mike Speed, the evolutionary biologist who wrote me such a kind note the other day to tell me he was recommending Discarded Science to his students, has now put a mini review of the book on his website for the course. Here's the first para:

This book covers a wide range of scientific ideas that turned out to be wrong. I recommend it not only because it's a great read but because it has a very informative and enjoyable section on discarded evolutionary ideas (see esp. chapter 3, "Survival of the Brightest"). This covers incorrect and discarded evolutionary theories, and is particularly good at describing evolutionary ideas before Darwin & Wallace. It also has fantastic sections on creationism, intelligent design, and my old favourite, aquatic humans.