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Our tribal future : how to channel our foundational human instincts into a force for good / by Samson, David Ryan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."An astounding and inspiring look at the science behind tribalism, and how we can learn to harness it to improve the world around us. What do you think of when you hear the word "tribalism?" For many, it conjures images of bigotry, xenophobia, and sectarian violence. Others may envision their own tribe: family, friends, and the bonds of loyalty that keep them together. Tribalism is one of the most complex and ancient evolutionary forces; it gave us the capacity for cooperation and competition, and allowed us to navigate increasingly complex social landscapes. It is so powerful that it can predict our behavior even better than race, class, gender, or religion. But in our vast modern world, has this blessing become a curse? Our Tribal Future explores a central paradox of our species: how altruism, community, kindness, and genocide are all driven by the same core adaptation. Evolutionary anthropologist David R. Samson engages with cutting-edge science and philosophy, as well as his own field research with small-scale societies and wild chimpanzees, to explain the science, ethics, and history of tribalism in compelling and accessible terms. This bold and brilliant book reveals provocative truths about our nature. Readers will discover that tribalism cannot, and should not, be eliminated entirely--to do so would be to destroy what makes us human. But is it possible to channel the best of this instinct to enrich our lives while containing the worst of its dangers?"--
Subjects: Collective behavior.; Human evolution.; Social evolution.;
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The incredible unlikeliness of being : evolution and the making of us / by Roberts, Alice M.,author,illustrator.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-386) and index.
Subjects: Human evolution; Biological Evolution.;
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Burn : new research blows the lid off how we really burn calories, lose weight, and stay healthy / by Pontzer, Herman,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.We burn 2,000 calories a day. And if we exercise and cut carbs, we'll lose more weight. Right? Wrong. In this paradigm-shifting book, Herman Pontzer reveals for the first time how human metabolism really works so that we can finally manage our weight and improve our health.
Subjects: Human evolution.; Metabolism.; Weight loss.;
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Some assembly required : decoding four billion years of life, from ancient fossils to DNA / by Shubin, Neil,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The author of the best-selling Your Inner Fish, now gives us a lively and accessible account of the great transformations in the history of life, that enable us to further understand whether our presence on this planet is an accident or inevitable. The great transformations in the history of life brought about whole scale shifts in how animals live and how their bodies are organized: the evolution of fish to land-living creature, the origin of birds, the beginnings of bodies in single-celled creatures. Shubin describes how over the last half-century, scientists have been able to explore how genetic recipes build bodies during embryological development--how these inventions and adaptations occur in a nonprogressive manner in different contexts, at different speeds. Paleontology has been transformed over the last 50 years by tools and techniques of molecular biology--and it is that revolution in our understanding of the evolution of life that Shubin traces here. Each of us is a mosaic of precursors that came about at different times and places, with deep rooted connections across species that Darwin, for all he understood, could never even have imagined"--
Subjects: Life; Paleontology.; Human evolution.;
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Big history / by Christian, David,1946-; Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc.; MacQuarie University.; Big History Institute.;
Subjects: Civilization.; Human evolution.; Human ecology.; World history.;
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Fossil men : the quest for the oldest skeleton and the origins of humankind / by Pattison, Kermit,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Fossil Men is the riveting science-adventure story of the brilliant team who discovered the "Ardi" skeleton, a human more than a million years older than the famous Lucy, and their 20-year quest to redefine our understanding of human evolution"--
Subjects: Fossil hominids.; Human evolution.;
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Evolution : the human story / by Benton, M. J.(Michael J.); Ombler, Gary.; Nicholls, Michael.;
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Subjects: Human evolution.; Paleoanthropology.; Paleoanthropology; Fossil hominids.; Fossil hominids; Primates; Primates, Fossil; Human beings; Human beings; Agriculture; Agriculture, Prehistoric;
© 2011., DK Pub.,
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Origins : how earth's history shaped human history / by Dartnell, Lewis,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Historical geography.; Human beings; Human evolution.;
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How to argue with a racist : what our genes do (and don't) say about human difference / by Rutherford, Adam,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The most up-to-date science on the genetics of who we are and where we come from, showing us a more scientifically enlightened way to talk colloquially about race"--
Subjects: Human evolution.; Racism.; Human population genetics;
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Here on earth : a natural history of the planet / by Flannery, Tim F.(Tim Fridtjof),1956-;
Subjects: Evolution.; Human ecology.; Natural history.; Sustainability.;
© 2011., HarperCollins,
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