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Seven Decades

How We Evolved to Live Longer

by Michael D. Gurven ...

An anthropologist uncovers new evidence for the evolutionary origins of human longevity—and explains why growing old is an opportunity, not a burdenOur ability to live for decades may seem like a modern luxury made possible by clean water and advances in medicine. In fact, human longevity is a legacy of our unique evolutionary path as a species. Seven Decades challenges the belief that life in the ... Read more

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An anthropologist uncovers new evidence for the evolutionary origins of human longevity—and explains why growing old is an opportunity, not a burdenOur ability to live for decades may seem like a modern luxury made possible by clean water and advances in medicine. In fact, human longevity is a legacy of our unique evolutionary path as a species. Seven Decades challenges the belief that life in the
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Exercised

Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding

by Daniel E. Lieberman ...

If exercise is healthy (so good for you!), why do many people dislike or avoid it? These engaging stories and explanations will revolutionize the way you think about exercising—not to mention sitting, sleeping, sprinting, weight lifting, playing, fighting, walking, jogging, and even dancing.“Strikes a perfect balance of scholarship, wit, and enthusiasm.” —Bill Bryson, New York Times best-selling ... Read more

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If exercise is healthy (so good for you!), why do many people dislike or avoid it? These engaging stories and explanations will revolutionize the way you think about exercising—not to mention sitting, sleeping, sprinting, weight lifting, playing, fighting, walking, jogging, and even dancing.“Strikes a perfect balance of scholarship, wit, and enthusiasm.” —Bill Bryson, New York Times best-selling
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A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century

Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life

by Heather Heying, Bret Weinstein ...

A bold, provocative history of our species finds the roots of civilization’s success and failure in our evolutionary biology.We are living through the most prosperous age in all of human history, yet people are more listless, divided and miserable than ever. Wealth and comfort are unparalleled, and yet our political landscape grows ever more toxic, and rates of suicide, loneliness, and chronic ... Read more

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A bold, provocative history of our species finds the roots of civilization’s success and failure in our evolutionary biology.We are living through the most prosperous age in all of human history, yet people are more listless, divided and miserable than ever. Wealth and comfort are unparalleled, and yet our political landscape grows ever more toxic, and rates of suicide, loneliness, and chronic
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Civilized to Death

The Price of Progress

by Christopher Ryan ...

The New York Times bestselling coauthor of Sex at Dawn explores the ways in which “progress” has perverted the way we live—how we eat, learn, feel, mate, parent, communicate, work, and die—in this “engaging, extensively documented, well-organized, and thought-provoking” (Booklist) book.Most of us have instinctive evidence the world is ending—balmy December days, face-to-face conversation replaced ... Read more

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The New York Times bestselling coauthor of Sex at Dawn explores the ways in which “progress” has perverted the way we live—how we eat, learn, feel, mate, parent, communicate, work, and die—in this “engaging, extensively documented, well-organized, and thought-provoking” (Booklist) book.Most of us have instinctive evidence the world is ending—balmy December days, face-to-face conversation replaced
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The Secret of Our Success

How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter

by Joseph Henrich ...

How our collective intelligence has helped us to evolve and prosperHumans 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, like obtaining food, building shelters, or avoiding predators. On the other hand, human groups have produced ingenious technologies, sophisticated languages, and complex institutions that ... Read more

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How our collective intelligence has helped us to evolve and prosperHumans 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, like obtaining food, building shelters, or avoiding predators. On the other hand, human groups have produced ingenious technologies, sophisticated languages, and complex institutions that
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Inflamed

Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice

by Rupa Marya, Raj Patel ...

Raj Patel, the New York Times bestselling author of The Value of Nothing, teams up with physician, activist, and co-founder of the Do No Harm Coalition Rupa Marya to reveal the links between health and structural injustices--and to offer a new deep medicine that can heal our bodies and our world.The Covid pandemic and the shocking racial disparities in its impact. The surge in inflammatory ... Read more

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Raj Patel, the New York Times bestselling author of The Value of Nothing, teams up with physician, activist, and co-founder of the Do No Harm Coalition Rupa Marya to reveal the links between health and structural injustices--and to offer a new deep medicine that can heal our bodies and our world.The Covid pandemic and the shocking racial disparities in its impact. The surge in inflammatory
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Inferior

How Science Got Women Wrong-and the New Research That's Rewriting the Story

by Angela Saini ...

What science has gotten so shamefully wrong about women, and the fight, by both female and male scientists, to rewrite what we thought we knewFor hundreds of years it was common sense: women were the inferior sex. Their bodies were weaker, their minds feebler, their role subservient. No less a scientist than Charles Darwin asserted that women were at a lower stage of evolution, and for decades, ... Read more

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What science has gotten so shamefully wrong about women, and the fight, by both female and male scientists, to rewrite what we thought we knewFor hundreds of years it was common sense: women were the inferior sex. Their bodies were weaker, their minds feebler, their role subservient. No less a scientist than Charles Darwin asserted that women were at a lower stage of evolution, and for decades,
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The Social Instinct

How Cooperation Shaped the World

by Nichola Raihani ...

"Enriching" — Publisher's Weekly"Excellent and illuminating"— Wall Street JournalIn the tradition of Richard Dawkins's The Selfish Gene, Nichola Raihani's The Social Instinct is a profound and engaging look at the hidden relationships underpinning human evolution, and why cooperation is key to our future survival.Cooperation is the means by which life arose in the first place. It's ... ... Read more

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"Enriching" — Publisher's Weekly"Excellent and illuminating"— Wall Street JournalIn the tradition of Richard Dawkins's The Selfish Gene, Nichola Raihani's The Social Instinct is a profound and engaging look at the hidden relationships underpinning human evolution, and why cooperation is key to our future survival.Cooperation is the means by which life arose in the first place. It's ...
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The Weight of Nature

How a Changing Climate Changes Our Brains

by Clayton Page Aldern ...

**A New York Times Editors' ChoiceA Rachel Carson Environment Book Award FinalistA Next Big Idea Club and Sierra Magazine Must-Read BookA Behavioral Scientist’s Notable Book of 2024A Financial Times Best Summer BookA Bookshop Most Notable Science Book of 2024A deeply reported, eye-opening book about climate change, our brains, and the weight of nature on us all.**The march of climate change is ... Read more

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**A New York Times Editors' ChoiceA Rachel Carson Environment Book Award FinalistA Next Big Idea Club and Sierra Magazine Must-Read BookA Behavioral Scientist’s Notable Book of 2024A Financial Times Best Summer BookA Bookshop Most Notable Science Book of 2024A deeply reported, eye-opening book about climate change, our brains, and the weight of nature on us all.**The march of climate change is
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Pollution Is Colonialism

by Max Liboiron ...

In Pollution Is Colonialism Max Liboiron presents a framework for understanding scientific research methods as practices that can align with or against colonialism. They point out that even when researchers are working toward benevolent goals, environmental science and activism are often premised on a colonial worldview and access to land. Focusing on plastic pollution, the book models an ... Read more

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In Pollution Is Colonialism Max Liboiron presents a framework for understanding scientific research methods as practices that can align with or against colonialism. They point out that even when researchers are working toward benevolent goals, environmental science and activism are often premised on a colonial worldview and access to land. Focusing on plastic pollution, the book models an
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The Evolved Nest

Nature's Way of Raising Children and Creating Connected Communities

by Darcia Narvaez PhD, G. A. Bradshaw PhD ...

**A fascinating look into nurturing and parenting in the natural world, supplemented with original illustrationsFor readers of Becoming Animal and World of Wonders**A beautiful resource for Nature advocates, parents-to-be, Animal lovers, and anyone who seeks to restore wellbeing on our planet, The Evolved Nest reconnects us to lessons from the Animal world and shows us how to restore wellness in ... Read more

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**A fascinating look into nurturing and parenting in the natural world, supplemented with original illustrationsFor readers of Becoming Animal and World of Wonders**A beautiful resource for Nature advocates, parents-to-be, Animal lovers, and anyone who seeks to restore wellbeing on our planet, The Evolved Nest reconnects us to lessons from the Animal world and shows us how to restore wellness in
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ADHD and the Edison Gene

A Drug-Free Approach to Managing the Unique Qualities of Your Child

by Thom Hartmann ...

Explores how the ADHD gene is and has been critical to humanity’s development• Shows how artists, inventors, and innovators carry the gene necessary for the future survival of humanity• Explains why children with this gene are so often mislabeled in public schools as having a disorder• Offers concrete strategies for helping children reach their full potentialIn ADHD and the Edison Gene, Thom ... Read more

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Explores how the ADHD gene is and has been critical to humanity’s development• Shows how artists, inventors, and innovators carry the gene necessary for the future survival of humanity• Explains why children with this gene are so often mislabeled in public schools as having a disorder• Offers concrete strategies for helping children reach their full potentialIn ADHD and the Edison Gene, Thom
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