Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language, Paperback - Robin Dunbar

Reducere. What a big brain we have for all the small talk we make. It's an evolutionary riddle that at long last makes sense in this intriguing book about wh...

This cross-linguistic study explores the role of the ideophone - a single word that conveys an impression of what it describes - in language evolut...

A Pelican introduction to human evolution, showing that it was our social and cognitive changes rather than our physical development which truly ma...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Kim SterelnyNumber of pages: 288Collection: Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and PsychologyPublica...

Reducere. The story of human evolution has fascinated us like no other: we seem to have an insatiable curiosity about who we are and where we have come from....

Contributor(s): Author: Umberto EcoEco wittily and enchantingly develops themes often touched on in his previous works, but he delves deeper into t...

Reducere. O analiza a religiei ca manifestare a credintei din cele mai vechi timpuri. Autorul urmareste aspectul psihologic/neuronal care ne predispune sa cr...

Reducere. For novice astrology students as well as experienced astrologers seeking a holistic look at the foundations of astrology, this accessible and fasci...

Offering an inside look into the world around us, microbiologist Franklin M. Harold makes life intelligible for readers interested in biology. The ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

The tools, concepts, and vocabulary of phenomenology are used in this book to explore language in a multitude of contexts.About the AuthorMaurice M...

An enchanting biography of the most resonant - and most necessary - chemical element on Earth.

Reducere. In 1861, just a few years after the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, a scientist named Hermann von Meyer made an amazing d...

Publisher: Little, BrownAuthor(s): Robin DunbarPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 152 x 233 x 33Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farmecul lecturii s...

Reducere. Referring to Lewis Carroll's Red Queen from Through the Looking-Glass, a character who has to keep running to stay in the same place, Matt Ridley d...

This book describes how environmental destruction and extreme inequality are the result of the human economy becoming ultrasocial: a society dedica...

An insightful and engaging insider's look at the real story of the meat industry, from master butcher Pat LaFrieda It all began when Pat LaFrieda's...

This interdisciplinary work will appeal to reproductive biologists, behavioural ecologists and mammalogists with special interests in evolutionary ...

An argument that health is optimal responsiveness and is often best treated at the system level.

Publisher: St Martin's PressAuthor(s): Dustin HansenIllustration(s): black and white images throughoutNumber of pages: 304Collection: Game OnPublic...

The two dominant theories of consciousness argue it appeared in living beings either suddenly, or gradually. Both theories face problems. The solut...

John Archibald chronicles the revolutionary insights provided by modern molecular biology, especially rapid DNA sequencing. These tools demonstrate...

Reducere. In this bold and lyrical debut, Sondra weaves personal narrative with philosophical themes, crafting a story about love, solitude, and the unsayabl...

Arguing that humans are, in a fundamental sense, social beings, this book articulates that this can be grasped from understanding the complex socia...

This Element follows the development of humans in constantly changing climates and environments from Homo erectus 1.9 million years ago, to fully m...

Arms and Influence explores the complex relationship between technology, policymaking, and international norms. Modern technological innovations su...

Reducere. Esalen is on the edge. Located in Big Sur, California, just off Highway 1, Esalen is, geographically speaking, a literal cliff, hanging rather prec...

John Culliney and David Jones uncover intersections between science and philosophy. Connecting evidence from evolutionary science with early insigh...

Evolutionary Psychology: A Beginner's Guide is a uniquely accessible yet comprehensive guide to the study of the effects of evolutionary theory on ...

The definitive book on how and why we make friendsPublisher: Little, Brown Book GroupAuthor(s): Robin DunbarNumber of pages: 432Publication date: 2...

Are humans unwitting partners in evolution with psychedelic plants? Darwin's Pharmacy shows they are by weaving the evolutionary theory of sexual s...

The Burden of Silence is the first comprehensive history of an early modern Ottoman-Jewish messianic movement, Sabbateanism.Publisher: Oxford Unive...