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On Growth and Form
Ever wonder why a snail’s shell curls just so, or why giraffes have those awkwardly long necks? It’s easy to blame evolution and natural selection—and that’s not wrong—but there’s more to the story. What if the shapes of living things were as much about physics and math as about survival? D’Arcy Thompson said just that, and his 1917 classic still rattles cages today.
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