The first chapter of Your Inner Fish was surprisingly interesting. Although I do not believe in evolution, this book was still interesting and I anticipated reading it. He does not use difficult terminology to describe fossils and evolution. His ideas were conveyed effectively because he used causal language. Shubin engaged the reader in the first few pages of his book. Also, the use of pictures and diagrams were very helpful because I could not have imagined what he was describing without them.
Shubin said that "we work at home to maximize our chances of success...then we let luck take over"This statement made me realize the complexity of paleontology. All their plans and predictions can be contradicted with their finds. Being a paleontologist requires much patience and determination. The vastness of the Arctic would have made me felt hopeless and even reading it made me feel discouraged. The fact that it took six years to find the Tiktaalik is amazing. This one fossil had proved that an intermediate between a fish and land-living creatures.
This first chapter reminded me of the video I watched in 9th grade Biology. It traced evolution back to fish and how they eventually developed into humans. I am looking forward to reading the second chapter.
Iris Kim
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