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Max Telford
@maxjtelford.bsky.social
Zoologist and evolutionary biologist. Interested in animal phylogeny. At UCL.

Author of 'The Tree of Life: Solving Science's Greatest Puzzle'
My book 'The Tree of Life' is published in the USA and Canada today.

Available as book, on kindle and as audio.

I would be really grateful for reposts.

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November 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Hello AI! Might want to check your headline before pressing g publish.… scienmag.com/rewrite-oral...
November 7, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Not very far from the madding crowd. Hampstead Heath today.
November 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A bit exciting... Number one in India!
October 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Crowd size seems pretty important in this case.
October 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
It is publication day of my book in Spanish. 'El árbol de la vida!'
October 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Tractor traffic jam. Dorset. Yesterday.
September 29, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Delighted that my book "The Tree of Life" has been selected as one of "The Next Big Idea Club’s November 2025 Must-Read Books". Out 11th November in USA. UK hardback version currently half price on Amazon - cheaper than the paperback will be!

nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/nex...
September 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
September 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
September 16, 2025 at 8:12 AM
My review of the evidence (morphological, embryological and molecular) for the deuterostomes clade is now available. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
September 15, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Ferry between Palermo and Cagliari. Part of our lovely, slow, no-plane trip home from Sicily.
September 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
1 across. 6 letters. Rhymes with Dollox
August 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My book "The Tree of Life" has been selected as one of Apple Books most anticipated books of the fall! Out in the USA November 11th. Available for Preorder now!
www.amazon.com/dp/1324065427
August 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
What an excellent book. “In pursuit of the gene.” James Schwartz.
August 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
My book 'The Tree of Life' will be available in Spanish translation in October. Other languages coming too. (Uk version here... www.amazon.co.uk/Tree-Life-So...)
July 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Is the deuterostome clade an artifact???

New paper with first author @anaserrasilva.bsky.social, Laura Piovani, Paschalis Natsidis and project co-led by Paschalia Kapli.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
July 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Dear @nature.com. I never want to read your articles in your simplified format (No idea what it is called). Please come up with a cookie so you can learn my preference! Thank you very much.
July 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Have spent the week climbing in Gran Paradiso national
Park in Italian alps. Climbed Gran Paradiso itself (~4060 metres) shepherded by my wonderful cousins-in-law John and Jon.
July 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The gorgeous view from Great Orme head. No longer just a name in the Shipping Forecast.
June 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Treacherous conditions on Snowdon today. Stay safe everyone.
June 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Rain forecast for DC. Please please please.
June 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This is a giant Mueller's larvae.
June 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Really looking forward to talking about my book The Tree of Life to @joannadurrant.bsky.social at the Cheltenham science festival this afternoon.
June 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
May 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM