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The Artificial Ape - How Technology Changed the Course of Human Evolution (Hardcover)
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The Artificial Ape - How Technology Changed the Course of Human Evolution (Hardcover)
Series: Macmillan Science
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A breakthrough theory that tools and technology are the real
drivers of human evolution. Although humans are one of the great
apes, along with chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans, we are
remarkably different from them. Unlike our cousins who subsist on
raw food, spend their days and nights outdoors, and wear a thick
coat of hair, humans are entirely dependent on artificial things,
such as clothing, shelter, and the use of tools, and would die in
nature without them. Yet, despite our status as the weakest ape, we
are the masters of this planet. Given these inherent deficits, how
did humans come out on top? In this fascinating new account of our
origins, leading archaeologist Timothy Taylor proposes a new way of
thinking about human evolution through our relationship with
objects. Drawing on the latest fossil evidence, Taylor argues that
at each step of our species' development, humans made choices that
caused us to assume greater control of our evolution. Our
appropriation of objects allowed us to walk upright, lose our body
hair, and grow significantly larger brains. As we push the
frontiers of scientific technology, creating prosthetics,
intelligent implants, and artificially modified genes, we continue
a process that started in the prehistoric past, when we first began
to extend our powers through objects. Weaving together lively
discussions of major discoveries of human skeletons and artifacts
with a reexamination of Darwin's theory of evolution, Taylor takes
us on an exciting and challenging journey that begins to answer the
fundamental question about our existence: what makes humans unique,
and what does that mean for our future?
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