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Becoming Human: Evolution and Human Uniqueness Book
Monogamy. Bipedalism. Tools. Language. Intelligence. Why on earth did we develop all those tricks? Though it's trendy to underplay the differences between humans and other species, most of us just can't help noticing our often-striking peculiarities and wondering how they arose. Palaeontologist Ian Tattersall's story of human origins is as compelling as a well-designed museum exhibit--no surprise, as he is Curator of Anthropology for the American Museum of Natural History. His prose, while not flashy, is satisfyingly clear and unapologetically fascinated with its topic. Covering genetics, evolutionary theory, primate anatomy and archaeology, Becoming Human explains how and why our ancestors adapted to their surroundings to produce such clever, talented, immodest progeny. If you find it preposterous that a dumb, skinny ape can go from foraging for fruit and fleeing from lions to splitting the atom and solving Rubik's cube in just five million years, this book might change your mind. --Rob LightnerRead More
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One of the traits that distinguishes us from our nearest relatives is our curiosity about our origins. Here Ian Tattersall discusses human uniqueness investigating the origins of the characteristics and processes that distinguish human beings such as creativity language and consciousness.
- 0192862146
- 9780192862143
- Ian Tattersall
- 28 September 2000
- OUP Oxford
- Paperback (Book)
- 272
- New Ed
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