Leading scholars take stock of Darwin's ideas about human evolution
in the light of modern science In 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 communicators to investigate what Darwin got right-and what
he got wrong-about the origin, history, and biological variation of
humans. Edited by Jeremy DeSilva and with an introduction by
acclaimed Darwin biographer Janet Browne, A Most Interesting
Problem draws on the latest discoveries in fields such as genetics,
paleontology, bioarchaeology, anthropology, and primatology. This
compelling and accessible book tackles the very subjects Darwin
explores in Descent, including the evidence for human evolution,
our place in the family tree, the origins of civilization, human
races, and sex differences. A Most Interesting Problem is a
testament to how scientific ideas are tested and how evidence helps
to structure our narratives about human origins, showing how some
of Darwin's ideas have withstood more than a century of scrutiny
while others have not. A Most Interesting Problem features
contributions by Janet Browne, Jeremy DeSilva, Holly Dunsworth,
Agustin Fuentes, Ann Gibbons, Yohannes Haile-Selassie, Brian Hare,
John Hawks, Suzana Herculano-Houzel, Kristina Killgrove, Alice
Roberts, and Michael J. Ryan.
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