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portada children of prometheus: the accelerating pace of human evolution
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Year
1999
Language
English
Pages
320
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
23.4 x 15.6 x 2.1 cm
Weight
0.45 kg.
ISBN
0738201685
ISBN13
9780738201689
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children of prometheus: the accelerating pace of human evolution

Christopher Wills (Author) · Basic Books · Paperback

children of prometheus: the accelerating pace of human evolution - Wills, Christopher

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Synopsis "children of prometheus: the accelerating pace of human evolution"

Are we still evolving? Scientists have grappled with this question since the time of Darwin. Now, in this provocative book, biologist Christopher Wills argues that we are not only continuing to evolve but that our pace of change is accelerating. He examines the rapid, short-term evolutionary change taking place in people living at the earth's extremes (even as babies, Tibetans can draw in more oxygen than lowlanders), and the new physiology of those who participate in extreme sports. But the more we shape our environment, the more it seems to shape us: Whether the future has us wiring our brains into vast electronic databases, or popping "smart drugs" that alter the brain's very biochemical structure, new environmental pressures are speeding up our evolution in ways that we cannot now predict but that will help us to survive the future.

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