Poor seaweed flies (and roundworms, rabbits, and rodents). Until 2008, they had no one to turn to to explain their lusts and reproductive hangups. Fortunately Dr. Tatiana (as created by evolutionary biologist Judson) happened on the scene, and now they can turn to the relevant portion of her self-help book and solve those problems.
For humans, it offers a funny and informative tour of the sexual habits of flowers, animals and insects from around the globe. Want to know why female sponge lice all go to the restroom at the same time? Or how the losing male just may wind up fathering offspring anyway? Or the evolutionary imperatives for both promiscuity and fidelity? Dr. Tatiana has just the book for you.
Olivia Judson has sorted through the scientific literature and translated it into easily understood descriptions of natural selection in its infinite varieties. (The text is thoroughly supplemented by double entendres.) She doesn’t sacrifice accuracy for readability, but effortlessly transforms reproductive science into compulsively readable information for the layperson (whoops, now I’m doing it!). It isn’t surprising that the New York Times asked her to write a science column for them. (Ahem, Dr. Judson, the yearlong sabbatical is up. When can we look forward to your return?).
So until the seaweed flies, roundworms, rabbits, and rodents evolve opposable thumbs, why don’t you do them a favor and read Dr. Tatiana’s book aloud outdoors? Who knows– you might be doing someone a big favor.
Check the WRL catalog for Dr. Tatiana’s Sex Advice to All Creation
