It is easy to think of evolution as something that happened long
ago, or that occurs only in "nature," or that is so slow that its
ongoing impact is virtually nonexistent when viewed from the
perspective of a single human lifetime. But we now know that when
natural selection is strong, evolutionary change can be very rapid.
In this book, some of the world's leading scientists explore the
implications of this reality for human life and society. With some
twenty-three essays, this volume provides authoritative yet
accessible explorations of why understanding evolution is crucial
to human life--from dealing with climate change and ensuring our
food supply, health, and economic survival to developing a richer
and more accurate comprehension of society, culture, and even what
it means to be human itself. Combining new essays with essays
revised and updated from the acclaimed Princeton Guide to
Evolution, this collection addresses the role of evolution in
aging, cognition, cooperation, religion, the media, engineering,
computer science, and many other areas. The result is a compelling
and important book about how evolution matters to humans today. The
contributors are Dan I. Andersson, Francisco J. Ayala, Amy
Cavanaugh, Cameron R. Currie, Dieter Ebert, Andrew D. Ellington,
Elizabeth Hannon, John Hawks, Paul Keim, Richard E. Lenski, Tim
Lewens, Jonathan B. Losos, Virpi Lummaa, Jacob A. Moorad, Craig
Moritz, Martha M. Munoz, Mark Pagel, Talima Pearson, Robert T.
Pennock, Daniel E. L. Promislow, Erik M. Quandt, David C. Queller,
Robert C. Richardson, Eugenie C. Scott, H. Bradley Shaffer, Joan E.
Strassmann, Alan R. Templeton, Paul E. Turner, and Carl Zimmer.
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