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Rob Newman's Entirely Accurate Encyclopaedia of Evolution

By: Rob Newman
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In this witty, fact-packed A-Z, Newman takes the listener on a whirlwind tour from caring, sharing vampire bats to intelligent slime mould; from pacifist baboons to Richard Dawkins wrestling naked with his postman; from the invisibility cloak of the Hawaiian bobtail squid to Francis "DNA" Crick's belief that life on Earth began with alien spaceships.

The only comedian ever credited in a paper published in the science journal Nature, Newman explores how stunning scientific breakthroughs have turned received ideas of evolution upside down.

Now a BBC Radio 4 comedy series, The Entirely Accurate Encyclopaedia of Evolution is based on the stand-up show Robert Newman's New Theory of Evolution.

©2015 Phil McIntyre (P)2016 Audible, Ltd Biological Sciences Biology European Evolution Evolution & Genetics Literary History & Criticism Science World Literature Witty Funny

Critic reviews

"A fascinating and highly original book, the sort you pick up idly and the discover that two hours have gone by." ( The Spectator)
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If you only read one book this year, make it this one.

Rob Newman smashes the myth of the dog-eat-dog world in which humans supposedly have selfishness coded in their genes.

He inspires wonder and awe at the natural world and its incredible creatures and provides hope for a better future...

Revelatory and Revolutionary

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Love the narrator. Very funny book, if you don't concentrate carefully it's even funnier.
Wasn't really informative because the book was allover the place and didn't really make any sense.

very entertaining

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Thoroughly enjoyed this from start to finish. I loved the mix of evolution science with irreverent humour. Challenges many of the views I hadn’t previously questioned and reframes others that are often misinterpreted.
Can’t recommend highly enough.

Thought provoking and hilarious

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if you've ever wondered why the Selfish Gene Theory just doesn't feel right... here's the biz it isn't the only game in town.

great out there grounded outsider misfit thinking

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I am an admirer of Rob Newman’s work and enjoyed this Encyclopaedia of Evolution very much. It’s interesting, surprising, educational and amusing. A five star listen.

Fascinating.

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I did wonder if what Rob Newman said was entirely accurate! It was however very entertaining and read by Rob and his splendid voice!

Entirely accurate Encyclopaedia

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Interesting narrative, well delivered, but many assertions unsupported by any data. (Yes. I realise that some sections of this book are a spoof.)

Neither entirely accurate nor encyclopaedic but still amusing.

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Entertaining and packed with amazing information about our planet. I laughed out loud a lot.

What we all should know

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Rob just makes the whole thing an experience a performance. It's totally an entertainment space, and its Entirely Accurate.

Just get on it.

It's him and Accurate.

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Thought, heart and wit in abundance.

That's you, that is, Mr Newman. Many thanks, keep on keeping on. x

Newman helps us see things anew.

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