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The Theory That Changed Everything - "On the Origin of Species" as a Work in Progress (Paperback)
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The Theory That Changed Everything - "On the Origin of Species" as a Work in Progress (Paperback)
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Few people have done as much to change how we view the world as
Charles Darwin. Yet On the Origin of Species is more cited than
read, and parts of it are even considered outdated. In some ways,
it has been consigned to the nineteenth century. In The Theory That
Changed Everything, the renowned cognitive scientist Philip
Lieberman demonstrates that there is no better guide to the world's
living-and still evolving-things than Darwin and that the phenomena
he observed are still being explored at the frontiers of science.
In an exploration that ranges from Darwin's transformative trip
aboard the Beagle to Lieberman's own sojourns in the remotest
regions of the Himalayas, this book relates fresh, contemporary
findings to the major concepts of Darwinian theory, which
transcends natural selection. Drawing on his own research into the
evolution of human linguistic and cognitive abilities, Lieberman
explains the paths that adapted human anatomy to language. He
demystifies the role of recently identified transcriptional and
epigenetic factors encoded in DNA, explaining how
nineteenth-century Swedish famines alternating with years of plenty
caused survivors' grandchildren to die many years short of their
life expectancy. Lieberman is equally at home decoding supermarket
shelves and climbing with the Sherpas as he discusses how natural
selection explains features from lactose tolerance to ease of
breathing at Himalayan altitudes. With conversational clarity and
memorable examples, Lieberman relates the insights that led to
groundbreaking discoveries in both Darwin's time and our own while
asking provocative questions about what Darwin would have made of
controversial issues today, such as GMOs, endangered species, and
the God question.
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