Delicious – The Evolution of Flavor and How It Made Us Human

A provocative argument for human civilisation being set apart by its mode of violence, with humans as the only primate which goes to war. Draws on ...

Humans are not like other mammals. In fact, this book argues, across the animal kingdom we demonstrate unusual behaviour, rarely found except in on...

Humans are a puzzling species. On the one hand, we struggle to survive on our own in the wild, often failing to overcome even basic challenges, lik...

Reducere. "DeSilva takes us on a brilliant, fun, and scientifically deep stroll through history, anatomy, and evolution, in order to illustrate the powerful ...

Humans are the only mammals to walk on two, rather than four, legs. From an evolutionary perspective, this is an illogical development, as it slows...

The first book to combine the idea that our early ancestors did care for one another in an unselfish way with archaeological evidence. It is the ev...

Reducere. Do you ever find yourself staring longingly into the night sky, aspiring for something greater in this life than simply slaving for money and payin...

Reducere. From the first dog to the first beefalo, from farming to CRISPR, the human history of remaking nature When the 2020 Nobel Prize was awarded to the ...

A leading biologist looks at how humans have meddled with evolution throughout history - and what we will do nextPublisher: Oneworld PublicationsAu...

Humans are the only mammals to walk on two, rather than four, legs. From an evolutionary perspective, this is an illogical development, as it slows...

Reducere. Ever since Darwin and The Descent of Man, the existence of humans has been attributed to our intelligence and adaptability. But in Catching Fire, r...

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A hot cup of tea, coffee, or cocoa is calming and comforting--but how can holding a warm mug affect our emotions? In Heartwarming, social psycholog...

It's time for a story of human evolution that goes beyond describing "ape-men" and talks about what women and children were doing. In a few decades...

Humans are a striking anomaly in the natural world. While we are similar to other mammals in many ways, our behavior sets us apart. This book offer...

Reducere. Leading neuroscientist Gordon M. Shepherd embarks on a paradigm-shifting trip through the "human brain flavor system, " laying the foundations for ...

An intelligently provocative book about Darwin's 'other' theory discusses the curious ways in which sexual attraction has influenced the evolution ...

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Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Kim (Professor, Australian National University) SterelnyNumber of pages: 264Collection: Jean Nicod LecturesPubli...

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Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): Dr Patrick TreacyIllustration(s): 0Number of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 233 x 156 ...

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): Dr Patrick TreacyIllustration(s): 0Number of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 161 x 239 ...

Covering a range of topics, including fads, public policy, the spread of religion, and herd behavior in markets, this title shows that human cultur...

Reducere. "Informative and entertaining...Rogers is a seasoned raconteur, unreeling an eons-spanning tale with skill." --Wall Street Journal A lively account...

Reducere. How has the game of basketball changed since it was first invented? In more ways than anyone back in 1891 could have ever imagined! Discover how a ...

In this book Paul Geroski explains in a refreshingly clear style how markets develop. In particular he stresses how the early evolution of markets ...

Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action - Elinor Ostrom

Reducere. Resistance to malaria. Blue eyes. Lactose tolerance. What do all of these traits have in common? Every one of them has emerged in the last 10, 000 ...

Reducere. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Origins by Lewis Dartnell stands comparison with Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens... A thrilling piece of Big History James ...

In this unprecedented history of a scientific revolution, award-winning author and journalist Carl Zimmer tells the definitive story of the dawn of...

Inspired by Sarah DiGregorio's harrowing experience giving birth to her premature daughter, An Intimate History of Premature Birth is a compelling ...

DescriptionHumans are rather weak when compared with many other animals. We are not particularly fast and have no natural weapons. Yet Homo sapiens...

Reducere. Think of Kentucky and several images come to mind: sports, bluegrass, Churchill Downs, and yes, bourbon. There is a sobering reality in that bourbo...

Reducere. Think of Kentucky and several images come to mind: sports, bluegrass, Churchill Downs, and yes, bourbon. There is a sobering reality in that bourbo...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jane BroxBrilliant, reminiscent of Lewis Hyde's The Gift in its reach and of Timothy Egan's The Worst Hard Time in its haun...

With its broad focus, ranging from microorganisms to humans, this book provides the first comprehensive account of the evolution of sociality by na...

Reducere. CD 1Steve Miller Commentary 1Children of the Future Live - Los Angeles, Ca, May 20, 1972Brave New World Live - Los Angeles, Ca, May 20, 1972Dear Ma...

The most important book at the borderland of psychology and politics that I have ever read.--Martin E. P. Seligman, Zellerbach Family Professor of ...