Chapter 1

Although I honestly did not expect it, I have found Chapter 1 of Neil Shubin's Your Inner Fish to be very interesting and a fun read. I enjoy the way that the book is not like a textbook, which is how most students are exposed to science related information. As said by some of my classmates that have posted, I really appreciate the author's conversational tone because it makes the material entertaining and easy to understand.

In the chapter, Shubin writes about finding the Tiktaalik, and it made me realize the complexity of archaeology. When I was younger, I was convinced I wanted to be an archaeologist because I had thought that all the job involved was settling at a random place and randomly digging around, and this book has confirmed that that is not the case at all.

Like Bryant said, I find the resemblance between us and the Tiktaalik amazing. I never would have guessed that fish were a part of the evolution of humans, and the whole concept seemed very strange to me at first.

Overall, I am learning a lot from this book and find it very engaging as well, which is a difficult combination to find in science related books.

- Francine Castillo