The Tinkerer's Accomplice

By J. Scott Turner

Subjects: homeostasis, natural selection, Anatomy, Evolution, physiology, Natural selection, Adaptation (Physiology), biological development, Physiology, intentionality, Bernard's machines

Description: Can design in nature be modeled scientifically, or is it just a perceptual fallacy? This book examines Bernard's machines as the mechanism through which homeostasis works to produce such seemingly designed systems as termite nest ventilation, circulatory systems, and embryo development.