Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS xiii
3. Preface to the 2024 Edition xv
4. Introduction: Miracles and Wonder 1
5. I EVERYTHING IS REGULATED
6. 1 The Wisdom of the Body 15
7. 2 The Economy of Nature 30
8. II THE LOGIC OF LIFE
9. Introduction 47
10. 3 General Rules of Regulation 51
11. 4 Fat, Feedback, and a Miracle Fungus 73
12. 5 Stuck Accelerators and Broken Brakes 89
13. III THE SERENGETI RULES
14. Introduction 107
15. 6 Some Animals Are More Equal than Others 111
16. 7 Serengeti Logic 129
17. 8 Another Kind of Cancer 155
18. 9 Take 60 Million Walleye and Call Us in 10 Years 169
19. 10 Resurrection 183
20. Afterword: Rules to Live By 202
21. Acknowledgments 215
22. Notes 217
23. Bibliography 239
24. Index 253
25. A Conversation with Sean B. Carroll 265