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Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"For evolutionary biologists Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein, the cause of many modern woes is clear: the world is out of sync with humans' ancient brains and bodies. The authors cut through the disputes surrounding issues like sex, gender, diet, parenting, sleep, education, and more to outline a science-based worldview that will empower the reader to live a better, wiser life. They distill more than twenty years of research and first-hand accounts...
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English
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Neil Shubin, a leading paleontologist and professor of anatomy who discovered Tiktaalik--the "missing link" that made headlines around the world in April 2006--tells the story of evolution by tracing the organs of the human body back millions of years, long before the first creatures walked the earth. By examining fossils and DNA, Shubin shows us that our hands actually resemble fish fins, our head is organized like that of a long-extinct jawless...
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Lexile measure
1430L
Language
English
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The publication of Darwin's The Origin of Species in 1859 marked a dramatic turning point in scientific thought. The volume had taken Darwin more than twenty years to publish, in part because he envisioned the storm of controversy it was certain to unleash. Indeed, selling out its first edition on its first day, The Origin of Species revolutionized science, philosophy, and theology. Darwin's reasoned, documented arguments carefully advance his theory...
5) Early man
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Language
English
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Traces the evolutionary development of man from pre-human form to the appearance of Cro-Magnon man.
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Pub. Date
[1953]
Language
English
Description
The Overlords appeared suddenly over every city - intellectually, technologically, and militarily superior to humankind. Benevolent, they made few demands: unify earth, eliminate poverty, and end war. With little rebellion, humankind agreed, and a golden age began." "But at what cost? With the advent of peace, man ceases to strive for creative greatness, and a malaise settles over the human race. To those who resist, it becomes evident that the Overlords...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton and Co
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"Anthropologists study the evolutionary history of our own species. Evolutionary biologists study how evolution works. Professors Robert Boyd and Joan Silk integrate these two perspectives using current work in paleontology, evolutionary theory, population genetics, and behavioral ecology. Their interdisciplinary approach focuses on the big questions and emphasizes that science is a process. The Fourth Edition of Boyd and Silk's How Human Evolved...
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
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"The study of human origins is one of the most fascinating branches of anthropology. Yet it has rarely been considered by social or cultural anthropologists, who represent the largest subfield of the discipline. In this powerful study Alan Barnard aims to bridge this gap. Barnard argues that social anthropological theory has much to contribute to our understanding of human evolution, including changes in technology, subsistence and exchange, family...
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Series
California world history library volume 2
Publisher
University of California Press
Language
English
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