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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The Unstoppable Human Species In The Unstoppable Species John J. Shea explains how the earliest humans achieved mastery over all but the most severe, biosphere-level, extinction threats. He explores how and why we humans owe our survival skills to our global geographic range, a diaspora that was achieved during prehistoric times. By developing and integrating a suite of Ancestral Survival Skills, humans overcame survival challenges better than other...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In the 12 fascinating lessons of Identity in the Age of Ancestral DNA, Anita Foeman, PhD, Professor of Communication and Media, and founder and primary investigator of the DNA Discussion Project at West Chester University, takes us behind the scenes to examine what really happens when individuals receive their personal DNA ancestry results. By learning about their individual and family reactions, we learn more about our own identity narratives as...
Author
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
Terence McKenna hypothesizes that as the North African jungles receded, giving way to savannas and grasslands near the end of the most recent ice age, a branch of our arboreal primate ancestors left the forest canopy and began living in the open areas beyond. There they experimented with new varieties of foods as they adapted, physically and mentally, to the environment. Among the new foods found in this environment were psilocybin-containing mushrooms...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Publisher
Michael O'Mara Books Limited
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In a world in which most people are time poor, telling them the one thing they need to know to understand a topic and showing how everything else follows as a logical consequence is a novel and fun way to communicate a lot of deep stuff in a compact and digestible form. Divided into twenty-one short chapters, this will be a fascinating look at the one thing you need to know to understand some of science's most important ideas, from global warming...
Series
Wyse series in social anthropology volume Volume 7
Publisher
Berghahn
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
9) In ascension
Author
Publisher
Black Cat, an imprint of Grove Atlantic
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Leigh grew up in Rotterdam, drawn to the waterfront as an escape from her unhappy home life and volatile father. Enchanted by the undersea world of her childhood, she excels in marine biology, traveling the globe to study ancient organisms. When a trench is discovered in the Atlantic Ocean, Leigh joins the exploration team, hoping to find evidence of Earth's first life forms--what she instead finds calls into question everything we know about our...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"An unforgettable journey into our ancient past, containing powerful lessons to learn about our future. Today there are 20 million species on our planet. Yet what we see is just a snapshot in time. 99% of earth's inhabitants are lost to our deep past. The story of what happened to these lineages--their rise and their fall--is truly remarkable. Accompanying the ground-breaking Netflix series, Life on our Planet uses the latest technology to bring long-extinct...
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Series
Publisher
Arcturus
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Young readers can discover the wonders of life with this beautifully illustrated, inspirational, and accessible book. Covering the human body, biodiversity, botany and more, children can take the first step in a lifelong love of the natural world. Big new concepts pop off the page, thanks to vibrant diagrams and an engaging, energetic prose style"--Publisher's description.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"An evolutionary biologist tells the story of nature's toxins and why we are attracted--and addicted--to them, in this 'magisterial, fascinating, and gripping tour de force' (Neil Shubin). A deadly secret lurks within our spice racks, medicine cabinets, backyard gardens, and private stashes. Scratch beneath the surface of a coffee bean, a red pepper flake, a poppy seed, a mold spore, a foxglove leaf, a magic-mushroom cap, a marijuana bud, or an apple...
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Internationally bestselling author and renowned scientist Tim Flannery and his daughter, scientist Emma Flannery, deliver an informative-yet-intimate portrait of the megalodon, an extinct shark and the largest predator of all time. When Tim Flannery was a boy he found a fossilized tooth of the giant shark megalodon at a beach near his home in Australia. This remarkable find--the tooth was large enough to cover his palm--sparked an interest in paleontology...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Crows that recognize human faces. Octopuses that make themselves look like other animals to avoid predators. Goats that can solve puzzles. No, these aren't scenes from a science fiction movie -- they're real behaviors of these very smart creatures! Humans think we're pretty smart -- maybe the smartest species on the planet. But are we really? It turns out there are tons of other animals challenging us for the prize. Electric fish send signals to...
Author
Publisher
Humanix Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Stein presents Nixon as not just a politician and president--in triumph and disgrace, gaining, wielding and losing power--but as a human being, a down-to-earth family man and friend to Ben Stein and his family. Stein presents an argument that Nixon was not only one of the most capable presidents the United States has ever seen, but one who was focused on and manifestly successful in his self-described role as peacemaker in the world. And on the journey...
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