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Learning about extinction and evolution through comics
Learning about extinction and evolution through comics
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Book Introduction
“The perfect balance of fun and knowledge!”
Galoa, the king of science webtoons, is back with a new work!


Galoa, known as the "King of Science Webtoons" for his insect and dinosaur comics, which have amassed 10 million cumulative views and 100,000 copies sold, has returned with a new work after four years! This educational comic features the extraordinary "evolutionary stories" of unique creatures, including insects, dinosaurs, coelacanths, and bats, not to mention those not covered in his previous work! Thorough research and verification are a given, along with signature memes and parodies for an explosive reading experience!

Upgraded expertise! Updated jokes and memes! An experience where you learn while laughing! The saying, "There may be people who haven't seen Galois's work, but no one has seen it only once," isn't without reason. "Learning Extinction and Evolution through Comics" aims to create another legend as a "science comic that captivates with both fun and learning."


The book is broadly divided into four parts.
The birth of life, insects, island creatures, and other animals are grouped together.
It covers a wide range of topics, from lighthearted questions like, "Can we create dinosaurs with chicken genes?" to more serious topics like, "How should we view biodiversity?"
The "Evolution Trilogy" concludes with "Learning Insect Evolution through Comics" and "Learning Dinosaur Ecology through Comics." Discover an advanced biology lecture prepared by a top science communicator!
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index
prolog
The story of how X got sick because of the fish
Column: The Specter of Fish That Even Dinosaurs Can't Escape

Part 1: On Life

Episode 1: Making a Dinosaur out of Chicken
Column: Where Have All the Toothed Birds Gone?

Episode 2: Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Column: The Primordial World of RNA/The Origin of Chickens and Eggs

Part 2: Insect Stories

Episode 3: The Insect's Combined Head
Column: The World Through the Eyes of an Insect/Anomalocaris's Prey Legs and Diet

Episode 4: The Insect's Chest and Williston's Law
Column: So What We Learned from Crustaceans

Episode 5: Insect Belly and the Hox Gene
Column_The pentagonal head of the starfish

Episode 6: Mass Outbreak of Locusts (1)
Column_Phenotypic Plasticity

Episode 7: Mass Outbreak of Locusts (2)
Column: When Locusts Grow in Colonies/Desert Locusts Out of Africa

Part 3: Islands and Biogeography

Episode 8: The Rumored Okinawan Stag Beetle
Column_Paleogeography of East Asia/Relaxation Corner

Episode 9: The Vanishing Beetle
Column: How to Save New Zealand's Endangered Animals for Similar Reasons

Episode 10: Did Komodo Dragons Really Hunt Elephants?
Column_Looking at the monitor lizard, does it seem like Tyrannosaurus had lips?

Episode 11: The Pocket Wolf and the Island's Curse
Column: The Last Tasmanian Aborigine

Episode 12: In Search of the Grasshoppers of Jeju Island
Column: The Law That Allows Unique Creatures to Live on Each Island

Part 4: Animal Ecology and Behavior

Episode 13: The Horse That Escaped Extinction
Column_Should I eat it or ride it?

Episode 14: Why There Are No Unicorns
Column_Zebra Patterns/Zebra × Donkey

Episode 15: The Living Fossil Coelacanth
Column_Lazarus Taxonomy/Fossil Creation Process

Episode 16: Your Name is Coelacanth
Column_Name it as you like

Episode 17: The Evolution of Spinosaurus
Column_A pelican-like chin?

Episode 18: Did the snake emerge from the land or from the water?
Column: How did snakes lose their legs? / Friends who lost their legs

Episode 19: Snakes, Fear, Cognition, and Competition
Column_Flexible vs. Rigid Skull

Episode 20: Pterosaurs, the Reptiles' Conquest of the Sky
Column_The Pterosaur's Thumb

Episode 21: Every Exception Has a Bat
Column: Classification of Bats/The Reversal of Fruit Bats/Ultrasound Built in Since Our Ancestors

Episode 22: Bats vs. Insects: The Arms Race
Column: The Butterfly's Weekly Flight/The Dinosaur Era, Before Bats/Insects That Gave Bats Their Opportunity

Episode 23: Insect Parasitism
Column_The Flying One Above the Running One/Acquiring Insect Genes in the Song of Love

Episode 24: Why do people drive expensive foreign cars?
Column_Big-Eye Fly/The Value of Luxury

Episode 25: The Marine Iguana's Masturbation
Column: Animals That Masturbate

Epilogue
We must love everything that is dying (1)
Column: Five Mass Extinctions

We must love everything that is dying (2)

Conclusion
References

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Publisher's Review
Galois's view of the biological world
“We are now living in the Galossian era.”

With this work, "Learning Extinction and Evolution through Comics," the author has the opportunity to talk about more creatures without the limitations of time and taxonomy.
But it would be a bit greedy to try to put 1.2 million species and 3.7 billion years of history into one book.
So the writer decided on a specific topic.

You could say that the beginning was about the origin and fundamental design of life, the driving forces that made this evolutionary history possible and examples of it, and finally, the end of everything, extinction.
_From the concluding remarks

The book contains the mysterious story of the Hox gene, the story of how horses survived extinction, and the evolutionary strategy of insects to fight against bats.
Additionally, a separate column, not found in the webtoon series, was included for each of the twenty-five stories.
Just skimming through the columns will fill you up with the increased common sense.
Finally, the author included a unique perspective on ‘extinction of living things’ and ‘biodiversity’ in two epilogues.
This is where the author's basic attitude toward humans and living things is contained.

Highly recommended by domestic biologists including Park Gyu-taek, Park Jin-young, and Lee Jeong-mo!
The 'Evolution' trilogy, which follows 'Insect Evolution' and 'Dinosaur Ecology', is now complete!

The author is currently studying insects in graduate school.
He is an entomologist who is truly pursuing a path of harmony between his profession and his talents.
His studies are not limited to the laboratory.
I diligently travel around the world's forests, fields, and academic societies to observe insects.
Armed with this upgraded knowledge, I drew cartoons.
The latest information learned through reading related books and academic papers is incorporated into this book.
The author, who wanted to talk freely about more creatures, calls out various creatures in this work, including dinosaurs, insects, snakes, pterosaurs, bats, and horses.
Yet, the direction is towards a certain place.
These are the keywords: the birth and design of life, evolution and extinction.
It is a journey to understand the nature of evolution, starting with simple questions like, "Can you make a dinosaur out of a chicken?" and "Why are animals that live on islands so big?"


Laughter, fun, and thorough research
“The author’s passion and knowledge form a perfect collaboration!”
There are quite a few readers who have become interested in biology after reading Galois's work.
His work always arouses curiosity.
The explosive power of the moment when serious research and verification meet fantastic memes is considerable.
Readers ask the author, who has gone beyond admiration and entered the realm of adoration:
“I do research, write papers, and even draw comics, but when on earth will I ever be able to absorb all these memes?”
The author's previous works, "Learning Insect Evolution through Comics" and "Learning Dinosaur Ecology through Comics," were translated and published in Japan, China, and Taiwan, and became bestsellers in the science field.
As more and more people begin to recognize the perfect balance of 'fun and knowledge,' the expressions used to refer to writers have also diversified.
He is an author who is currently receiving attention from both the webtoon and biology communities, including 'K-Fabre', 'Science Communicator', and 'Field Scientist'.
“If you’ve read the entire Evolution trilogy, you can’t help but respect and love this author.”
Author Galois is contributing to the popularization of science with his amazing charm.
There are still many people who wonder about the extent of his inner strength.
Drawing cartoons is a task the author loves as much as studying insects.
Fans are already excited by the author's words that there are many stories left unsaid.


★★ Reactions from readers who completed the pre-serialization!
“The drip is crazy, really lol”
“Author, what meme do you not know?”
“We live in the Galossian era.”
“A perfect collaboration of the author’s passion and knowledge!”
“Extinction, what a wonderful theme to end the series on.”
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: January 10, 2024
- Page count, weight, size: 380 pages | 560g | 152*225*18mm
- ISBN13: 9791157847143
- ISBN10: 1157847145

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