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  • Evolution, Eugenics and Transhumanism

    by Eric Markhoff, (Norbert Schwarz) ...
    During the nearly 4 billion years-old history of life on earth, the mechanisms of evolution were linked to natural selection and organic life. By creating artificial intelligence, humans could actually replace natural selection by intelligent design. The looming transhumanism, the resurrecting monster of eugenics and the constitution of the interface between the world of humans and the world of ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

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  • A Short History of Humanity

    A New History of Old Europe

    by Johannes Krause, Thomas Trappe ...
    Translated by Caroline Waight ...
    “Thrilling . . . a bracing summary of what we have learned [from] ‘archaeogenetics’—the study of ancient DNA . . . Krause and Trappe capture the excitement of this young field.”—Kyle Harper, The Wall Street JournalJohannes Krause is the director of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and a brilliant pioneer in the field of archaeogenetics—archaeology augmented by DNA sequencing ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Arts of Living on a Damaged Planet

    Ghosts and Monsters of the Anthropocene

    Edited by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing, Nils Bubandt, Elaine Gan, Heather Anne Swanson ...
    Living on a damaged planet challenges who we are and where we live. This timely anthology calls on twenty eminent humanists and scientists to revitalize curiosity, observation, and transdisciplinary conversation about life on earth.As human-induced environmental change threatens multispecies livability, Arts of Living on a Damaged Planet puts forward a bold proposal: entangled histories, situated ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

  • Close Encounters with Humankind

    A Paleoanthropologist Investigates Our Evolving Species

    by Sang-Hee Lee ...
    “Deftly weaving together science and personal observation, Lee proves an engaging, authoritative guide… of the human condition.” —Kate Wong, editor at Scientific AmericanWhat can fossilized teeth tell us about our ancient ancestors’ life expectancy? Did farming play a problematic role in the history of human evolution? And what do we have in common with Neanderthals? In this captivating bestseller ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

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  • The pursuit of complexity

    the utility of biodiversity from an evolutionary perspective

    Translated by Derek Middleton ...
    by Gerard op Akkerhuis Jagers ...
    What use is biodiversity, and does it matter if species die out? These controversial questions arouse considerable debate. Most people believe they represent a moral dilemma, but The Pursuit of Complexity shows that it is possible to explore them in a scientific way. Author Gerard Jagers op Akkerhuis takes us back to the underlying fundamental questions: What actually is usefulness, or utility? ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • A Most Interesting Problem

    What Darwin’s Descent of Man Got Right and Wrong about Human Evolution

    Edited by Jeremy DeSilva ...
    Leading scholars take stock of Darwin's ideas about human evolution in the light of modern scienceIn 1871, Charles Darwin published The Descent of Man, a companion to Origin of Species in which he attempted to explain human evolution, a topic he called "the highest and most interesting problem for the naturalist." A Most Interesting Problem brings together twelve world-class scholars and science ... Read more

    $15.89 USD

  • The Nation of Plants

    by Stefano Mancuso ...
    Translated by Gregory Conti ...
    In this playful yet informative manifesto, a leading plant neurobiologist presents the eight fundamental pillars on which the life of plants—and by extension, humans—rests.Even if they behave as though they were, humans are not the masters of the Earth, but only one of its most irksome residents. From the moment of their arrival, about three hundred thousand years ago—nothing when compared to the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • The Anthropocene

    The Human Era and How It Shapes Our Planet

    by Christian Schwägerl ...
    For more than two decades, award-winning science and environmental journalist, Christian Schwägerl has researched how humans, nature, and technology interact. According to Paul Crutzen, we are now living in a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene, a time in which human dominance of Earth’s biological, chemical and geological processes is an undeniable reality, presenting us with a new role as ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • Evolution: The Basics

    by Sherrie Lyons ...
    Series series The Basics
    Evolution: The Basics is an engaging introduction to the history, development and science of the theory of evolution. Beginning pre-Darwin and concluding with the latest research and controversies, readers are introduced to the origins of the idea of evolution, the ways in which it has developed and been adapted over time and the science underpinning it all. Topics addressed include:• early ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Understanding Human Evolution

    by Ian Tattersall ...
    Series series Understanding Life
    Human life, and how we came to be, is one of the greatest scientific and philosophical questions of our time. This compact and accessible book presents a modern view of human evolution. Written by a leading authority, it lucidly and engagingly explains not only the evolutionary process, but the technologies currently used to unravel the evolutionary past and emergence of Homo sapiens. By ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • The Dominant Animal

    Human Evolution and the Environment

    by Paul R. Ehrlich, Anne H. Ehrlich ...
    Series series Shearwater
    In humanity’s more than 100,000 year history, we have evolved from vulnerable creatures clawing sustenance from Earth to a sophisticated global society manipulating every inch of it. In short, we have become the dominant animal. Why, then, are we creating a world that threatens our own species? What can we do to change the current trajectory toward more climate change, increased famine, and ... Read more

    $39.59 USD

  • Human Prehistory

    Exploring the Past to Understand the Future

    by Deborah Barsky ...
    This book provides a concise overview of human prehistory. It shows how an understanding of the distant past offers new perspectives on present-day challenges facing our species - and how we can build a sustainable future for all life on planet Earth. Deborah Barsky tells a fascinating story of the long-term evolution of human culture and provides up-to-date examples from the archaeological record ... Read more

    $33.69 USD