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24 alternatives to Darwin’s On the Origin of Species

A Picture Book Adaptation

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Darwin’s On the Origin of Species launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Origin of Species▲81

   Charles Darwin's theory of evolution

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Man V. Nature▲148

   Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Darwin▲133

   Uber-minimal active learning tool for you and your friends.

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Vital Question▲55

   Energy, evolution, and the origins of complex life

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6RD
   Richard Dawkins’ Biomorphs Implemented in JavaScript▲117

   2014 · emergentmind.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Life 3.0▲92

   Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The evolution of the web▲94

   A data visualization about the growth of the web since 1990

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Where does the moon come from?▲111

   An illustrated story, from Hardbound

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Machine Learning▲77

    A visual guide for beginners

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Bayes Theorem▲65

    A beginners visual approach to Bayesian data analysis

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Motion Design for iOS▲188

    A book about designing animations for iOS

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Nature of Code▲107

    Learn to program computer simulations of natural systems

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Origin of (Almost) Everything▲64

    From the Big Bang to Belly-Button Fluff

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    How Humans Learned to Cross the Ocean▲115

    A new story from Hardbound

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Kooba▲141

    An interactive graph for finding new books

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Innovation and Its Enemies: Why People Resist New Technologies▲77

    Explains the roots of resistance to new technologies

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Innovator's Dilemma▲202

    The seminal business book

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Knowledge is Beautiful▲97

    Taking infographics & data-visualisation next level (book)

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Learn How Touchscreens Work▲128

    An intuitive, illustrated, animated explanation

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Utopia Experiment▲103

    An attempt to live life as if global society collapsed

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Act of Creation▲66

    All creatures have the capacity for creative activity

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Little Bets▲89

    How breakthrough ideas emerge from small discoveries

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24DA
    Darwinio: An Attempt at an Evolution Simulator▲5

    We made this for our school project. I think we went a little too ambitious.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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