It's publication day of my first book: The Tree of Life. The tree of life is a time machine that can take us back 4 billion years to meet our most distant ancestor. It is the magic that lets us tell the origin stories, beginning with this ancient relative, of everything from mushrooms to man. - ThreadSky

maxjtelford.bsky.social • 10 days ago

It's publication day of my first book: The Tree of Life. The tree of life is a time machine that can take us back 4 billion years to meet our most distant ancestor. It is the magic that lets us tell the origin stories, beginning with this ancient relative, of everything from mushrooms to man.

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lauraben01.bsky.social•10 days ago

Please I'm new following me won't cost a soul

chipman-lab.bsky.social•10 days ago

Looking forward to reading it. Congratulations.

maiday108.bsky.social•9 days ago

I like the cover you posted..can't trust the online representation of the book.. Flora, fauna, funga!

maxjtelford.bsky.social•9 days ago

THANK YOU THANK YOU!!

maxjtelford.bsky.social•10 days ago

My fascination with the Tree of Life began when I was 11, spellbound by David Attenborough's Life on Earth and Gerald Durrell's Family and other animals.

maxjtelford.bsky.social•10 days ago

For the past 30 years I have worked as a zoologist to understand the relationships between the major groups of animals – vertebrates like us, arthropods, molluscs and at least two dozen other much less familiar groups.

maxjtelford.bsky.social•10 days ago

The Tree of Life shows what I do; how evolution has left us the clues we need to reconstruct the tree of life; how nature sometimes conspires to make this a difficult and fascinating problem; and, above all, how knowing the tree of life is the key to telling the history of all life on earth.

maxjtelford.bsky.social•10 days ago

The characters of the book are the billion species of life on earth (not just animals!) and the scientists who, over 2 millennia, have thought how we might discover how the many species of life are related. The story lines are as many and as diverse as the billion branches of the tree of life.

maxjtelford.bsky.social•10 days ago

The tree of life is an almost impossible puzzle - a scientific goal as ambitious as any other. Solving this problem is fascinating in its own right. But the tree of life is the framework we need to reconstruct the entirety of thefour billion year history of life.

aribidopsis.bsky.social•10 days ago

Ordered! Looking forward to reading over summer.

hlhcc.bsky.social•9 days ago

This looks a fantastic read!

cynthianeri.bsky.social•9 days ago

Adding it to my list 😄

cathve.bsky.social•9 days ago

Yay! We study the Tree of Life in my elementary classroom. This looks like a good resource.

amelia11aa.bsky.social•8 days ago

Hello,There everyone's

ghostcaos03.bsky.social•10 days ago

Congratulations! Looks amazing

claudiomics.bsky.social•9 days ago

Many congratulations Max!

charlykuehnast.bsky.social•9 days ago

pre-ordered :)

invertevo.bsky.social•10 days ago

Congrats Max. I'm looking forward to getting it - on November 11 in Canada.

maxjtelford.bsky.social•10 days ago

Thanks Chris! Hope you enjoy.

roblanfear.bsky.social•10 days ago

Congratulations Max! I'm looking forward to reading it.

rokaslab.bsky.social•10 days ago

Congratulations Max!

wendymarioes.bsky.social•10 days ago

💕💕

closedwc.bsky.social•10 days ago

Is it illustrated?

maxjtelford.bsky.social•10 days ago

Only a little bit. I hope the words will paint a picture!

blockchaingandalf.com•10 days ago

You didn't think of going the Steinbeck route and calling it, "Of Mushrooms and Men"?

The best laid schemes gang aft a-gley.

maxjtelford.bsky.social•10 days ago

No but I once published a paper (about mites and a gene called zen) with the title "Of Mites and Zen"

blockchaingandalf.com•10 days ago

I like it already.

aliciahidalgolab.bsky.social•10 days ago

Congratulations, Max!

fump-truck.bsky.social•9 days ago

Congratulations!
Fascinating subject.
I look forward to reading it.

denisduboule.bsky.social•10 days ago

…and vice versa 🤘

robynws.bsky.social•10 days ago

Happy Publication Day! Congratulations!

bluedotscrew.bsky.social•10 days ago

A must read, I must order one and looking forward to reading

jcnowlan.bsky.social•10 days ago

Happy Publication Day, Max.

cagricevrim.bsky.social•10 days ago

Congrats Max!
Looking forward to reading it.

esotericintegrity.bsky.social•10 days ago

Beautiful cover!

elyastic.bsky.social•9 days ago

Huge congrats! What a beautiful concept—can’t wait to climb the branches of this story and meet our ancient kin. The past feels a little closer already.

theranot.bsky.social•9 days ago

This looks great! I'll look for it.

simonpaulhobson.bsky.social•10 days ago

Congratulations! It looks an informative and enjoyable read.

vikwitch.bsky.social•10 days ago

I have to get this!!

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