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We like to think of ourselves as exceptional beings, but is there really anything special about us that sets us apart from other animals? Humans are the slightest of twigs on a single family tree that encompasses four billion years, a lot of twists and turns, and a billion species. All of those organisms are rooted in a single origin, with a common code that underwrites our existence. This paradox - that our biology is indistinct from all life, yet we consider ourselves to be special - lies at the heart of who we are. In this original and entertaining tour of life on Earth, Adam Rutherford explores how many of the things once considered to be exclusively human are not: we are not the only species that communicates, makes tools, utilises fire, or has sex for reasons other than to make new versions of ourselves. Evolution has, however, allowed us to develop our culture to a level of complexity that outstrips any other observed in nature. THE BOOK OF HUMANS tells the story of how we became the creatures we are today, bestowed with the unique ability to investigate what makes us who we are. Illuminated by the latest scientific discoveries, it is a thrilling compendium of what unequivocally fixes us as animals, and reveals how we are extraordinary among them.
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Dr Adam Rutherford is a science writer and broadcaster. He studied genetics at University College London, and during his PhD on the developing eye, he was part of a team that identified the first genetic cause of a form of childhood blindness. He has written and presented many award-winning series and programmes for the BBC, including the flagship weekly Radio 4 programme INSIDE SCIENCE and THE CURIOUS CASES OF RUTHERFORD & FRY with Dr Hannah Fry. He is the author CREATION, which was shortlisted for the Wellcome Trust Prize, A BRIEF HISTORY OF EVERYONE WHO EVER LIVED, THE BOOK OF HUMANS and HOW TO ARGUE WITH A RACIST.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Around 45,000 Years Ago, Something Happened. We Dragged Ourselves Away From Our Origins By Creating Culture, With Tools And Art And Abstract Thought And Our Newly Minted Minds. The Cognitive Revolution Gave Us A Sense That We Are Special, And Specially Created, Distanced From Nature. Writers, Scientists, Philosophers And Religions Have Marvelled At Our Brilliance For Millennia. Yet We Are Apes, Wedded To The Rest Of Creation By Genes, Anatomy, And Physiology, All Rooted In A Shared Evolution. All Species Are Unique, But Are We Moreunique Than Other Animals?this Question Is At The Root Of Who We Are. Things We Once Lorded As Uniquely Human Are Not. We Are Not The Only Species That Communicates, Makes Tools, Solves Puzzles, Has Fashions, Plans For The Future, Regrets Past Decisions, Goes To War, Grieves For Lost Lives, Farms, Uses Manipulative Mind Control, And Has Sex For Reasons Other Than To Make New Versions Of Ourselves. We Arethe Only Ones Who Do All Of These Things.the Book Of Humansis A Guidebook To This Paradox: What Sets Us Apart From Nature, But Places Us Within It. Darwin Began The Process Of Inching Us Back Into The Natural World But In This Dazzling New Book, Adam Rutherford Will Look At How We Occupy An Exceptional Place Within The Animal Kingdom, Demystify The Complex Behaviours We Once Thought Just Belonged To Us And, In Turn, Enrich Our Understanding Of What It Means To Be Human. Seller Inventory # 1322805
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