Neil Shubin
Neil Shubin
Neil Shubinis an American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist and popular science writer. He is the Robert R. Bensley Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, Associate Dean of Organismal Biology and Anatomy and Professor on the Committee of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Chicago along with being the Provost of the Field Museum of Natural History. He is best known for his discovery of Tiktaalik roseae...
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth22 December 1960
functional major
Most of the major joints of the fin are functional in this fish.
creature
Here is a creature with fins that can do push-ups.
fish shows surprising
It is a fish that shows a surprising combination of characteristics of land-living animals.
extent figure time took
It took a long time for us to figure out really the extent of what we had.
arctic bears carry eat food polar
Another thing to get used to in the Arctic is being in the food chain. There are polar bears there, and polar bears eat people. So we carry weapons.
arctic classic inside rocks tropical
Outside, it's a classic Arctic scene. But inside those rocks is a tropical world.
archaic branch evolution
This is not some archaic branch of evolution. This is our branch of evolution. This is our wrist. This is the evolution of our neck.
convoluted products
We were not designed rationally, but are products of a convoluted history.
hedgehogs kind source
With respect to the ZPA, what kind of digit develops depends on how close the digit is to the source of Sonic hedgehog.
looking lots saw
We were always looking over our shoulders; we saw lots of tracks.