. Please check back later for updated availability. It is a wonder what Mr. Gould can do with the most unlikely phenomena: a tiny organism's use of the earth's magnetic field as a guide to food and comfort, for instance, or the panda's thumbwhich isn't one…Science writing at its best. Don't you hate it when a disk goes bad and nobody can get to the machine to fix it? Click or Press Enter to view the items in your shopping bag or Press Tab to interact with the Shopping bag tooltip, Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History. You Save 31%. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. This item cannot be shipped to your selected delivery location. The sesamoid bone of the Giant Panda, used similarly to a human thumb, cited as evidence of evolution and the main feature of an essay by Stephen Jay Gould; The Panda's Thumb, also known as The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History, a 1980 book by Stephen Jay Gould featuring an essay on the Panda's thumb; The Panda's Thumb … If you watched the hand of a baby panda grow, you would see that the "thumb" develops from a wrist bone. So should its readers be. H. Jack Geiger, ©1997-2020 Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc. 122 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011. The wonders and mysteries of evolutionary biology are elegantly explored in these and other essays by the celebrated natural history writer Stephen Jay Gould. Please try again. Furthermore, the panda thumb is the sixth "finger" on its hand! The Panda's Thumb will introduce a new generation of readers to this unique writer, who has taken the art of the scientific essay to new heights. Please try again. You can view Barnes & Noble’s Privacy Policy. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for The Panda's Thumb at Amazon.com. . There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Recent Comments. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. So the panda must use parts on hand and settle for an enlarged wrist To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Submit your email address to receive Barnes & Noble offers & updates. . The Panda's Thumb is a blog on the creation–evolution controversy from a mainstream scientific perspective.In 2006, Nature listed it as one of the top five science blogs, and Mark Pallen has called it "the definitive blog on the evolution versus creationism debate". There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Take the Giant Panda, for example.