{"product_id":"why-rats-laugh-and-jellyfish-sleep-and-other-enchanting-stories-of-evolution-hardcover","title":"Why Rats Laugh and Jellyfish Sleep: And Other Enchanting Stories of Evolution - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Stipp\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of accessible and fun popular science comes an exploration of evolution's quirkiest puzzles and most enduring mysteries. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Why do cats live longer than dogs? Why do bees have yellow stripes? Why can we smell a skunk from a mile away? Such questions can be seen as puzzles about creatures' evolved traits. Besides triggering our curiosity, they focus our attention on beguiling designs that have been millions of years in the making. Indeed, looking at the living world through a Darwinian lens reveals its colossal depth in a way that's all too easy to miss in the age of endless distractions. You need only summon up your inner inquisitive 7-year-old to notice such puzzles, and to find yourself looking deeper while considering possible solutions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this lively book, science writer David Stipp ponders Darwinian puzzles about nine familiar creatures and things--bumblebees, dogs, sparrows, caffeine, earthworms, and sleep, among others--to show how rewarding it can be to look at nature in a deeper way. By revealing hidden depths of the ordinary, \u003ci\u003e Why Rats Laugh and Jellyfish Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e shows not only that fascinating intricacies lie just beneath the natural world's familiar surfaces, but that noticing them lets us make connections we didn't realize existed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is backyard biophilia at its most entertaining and enlightening. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Stipp\u003c\/b\u003e was a science writer for the national media for over thirty years, as a staff reporter at the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and as a senior writer at \u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e, and then as a freelancer for \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. He is the author of two previous books, \u003ci\u003eThe Youth Pill\u003c\/i\u003e and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eA Most Elegant Equation.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53337224511853,"sku":"9781643264875","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/X1V7DlHL0k9781643264875.webp?v=1778926524","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/why-rats-laugh-and-jellyfish-sleep-and-other-enchanting-stories-of-evolution-hardcover","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}