Evolution

Wilcox takes us from the coast of Indonesia to the rain forests of Peru in search of the secrets of these mysterious animals. We encounter jellyfish that release microscopic venom-packed darts known to kill humans in just two minutes, a two-inch...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780244912789Author Malcolm RobinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 420Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 22mm

Why do humans, uniquely among animals, cooperate in large numbers to advance projects for the common good? Contrary to the conventional wisdom in biology and economics, this generous and civic-minded behavior is widespread and cannot be explained simply...

'An epic travelogue, brimming with the excitement of discovery. With characteristic panache, Venter unveils the teeming array of bacteria, viruses, and eukaryotes that crowd our planet's oceans' - Siddhartha Mukherjee'This page-turner gives . . . the...

Obvious questions do not always have obvious answers. John Gribbin is known for giving us simple explanations of big concepts in science. But there is another way to probe the mysteries of the Universe and our place in it. Faced with persistent enquiries...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062349590Author Douglas AxeFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint HarperCollins (USA)Publisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 330g

Big History seeks to retell the human story in light of scientific advances by such methods as radiocarbon dating and genetic analysis. This book provides a deep, causal view of the forces that have shaped the universe, the earth, and humanity. Starting...

Progress in genetics today would not be possible without Darwin's revolution, but the mysterious man who laid the rational basis for undermining belief in God's creation was remarkable timid. He spent most of his life in seclusion; a semi-invalid,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781741290561Author Jeremy GriffithFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint WTM Publishing & Communications Pty LtdPublisher WTM Publishing & Communications Pty...

What will happen if (perhaps when) humanity makes contact with another civilisation on a different planet? In 1974 a message was beamed towards the stars by the giant Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico, a brief blast of radio waves designed to alert...

In Deceit and Self Deception Robert Trivers, whose work has been acclaimed by figures such as Richard Dawkins and Steven Pinker, looks at how and why we so often deceive ourselves. We lie to ourselves every day: about how well we drive, how much we're...

This book uses evolutionary psychology as a lens to explain religious violence and oppression. The author, a clinical psychologist, examines religious scriptures, rituals, and canon law, highlighting the many ways in which our evolutionary legacy has...

Whether we realize it or not, we carry in our mouths the legacy of our evolution. Our teeth are like living fossils that can be studied and compared to those of our ancestors to teach us how we became human. In Evolution's Bite, noted paleoanthropologist...

How have our emotions shaped the course of human history? And how have our experience and understanding of emotions evolved with us? We humans like to think of ourselves as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892133253Author Michael A. CremoFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint Bhaktivedanta Book TrustPublisher Bhaktivedanta Book TrustWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780471419198Author Howard BloomFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint John Wiley & Sons IncPublisher Turner Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)...

In this "wonderful" (John Brandon, Forbes) book, neuroscientist Shane O'Mara invites us to marvel at the benefits walking confers on our bodies and brains, and to appreciate the advantages of this uniquely human skill. From walking's evolutionary...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936599912Author Michael J BeheFormat PaperbackPage Count 556Imprint Discovery InstitutePublisher Discovery InstituteWeight(grams) 807gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525434788Author Daniel LiebermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

'Daring, learned and humane... A revelatory restoration of wonder' Stephen Greenblatt. We no longer think, like the ancient Chinese did, that the world was hatched from an egg, or, like the Maori, that it came from the tearing-apart of a love embrace...

In his fascinating and thought-provoking new book, Professor Luke O'Neill, one of the leading voices of authority during the COVID-19 pandemic, grapples with life's biggest questions and tells us what science has to say about them: Do we have control...

'An insightful book with sparkling wit and humour that will appeal to new and seasoned readers of palaeontology.'Dr Anjana Khatwa, TV presenter and Earth ScientistIt is difficult to conceive of the vast scale of the history of life on Earth, from the...

Epigenetics is the most exciting field in biology today, developing our understanding of how and why we inherit certain traits, develop diseases and age, and evolve as a species. This non-fiction comic book introduces us to genetics, cell biology and the...

We evolved to eat berries rather than bagels, to live in mud huts rather than condos, to sprint barefoot rather than play football-or did we? Are our bodies and brains truly at odds with modern life? Although it may seem as though we have barely had time...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262525848Author Eva JablonkaFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 30mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780244951542Author Malcolm RobinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 392Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 467gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 21mm

A century and a half after the publication of Origin of Species, evolutionary thinking has expanded beyond the field of biology to include virtually all human-related subjects-anthropology, archeology, psychology, economics, religion, morality, politics,...

Just 28,000 years ago, the blink of an eye in geological time, the last of Neanderthals died out in their last outpost, in caves near Gibraltar. Thanks to cartoons and folk accounts we have a distorted view of these other humans - for that is what they...

How Cold War America came to attribute human evolutionary success to our species' unique capacity for murderAfter World War II, the question of how to define a universal human nature took on new urgency. Creatures of Cain charts the rise and precipitous...

How could a relatively simple chemical code give rise to the complexity of a human being? How could our human genome have evolved? And how does it actually work? Over the past 50 years we have deciphered the inner workings of the human genome...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637120347Author William A DembskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 584Imprint Discovery InstitutePublisher Discovery InstituteWeight(grams) 771gDimensions(mm)...

Over the last 25 years, evolutionary game theory has grown with theoretical contributions from the disciplines of mathematics, economics, computer science and biology. It is now ripe for applications. In this book, Daniel Friedman---an economist trained...

Ever since Jurassic Park we thought we knew how dinosaurs lived their lives. In this remarkable new book, Brian J. Ford reveals that dinosaurs were, in fact, profoundly different from what we believe, and their environment was unlike...

What does it mean to be female? Sarah Blaffer Hrdy--a sociobiologist and a feminist--believes that evolutionary biology can provide some surprising answers. Surprising to those feminists who mistakenly think that biology can only work against women. And...

From the temptation of Eve to the venomous murder of the mighty Thor, the serpent appears throughout time and cultures as a figure of mischief and misery. The worldwide prominence of snakes in religion, myth, and folklore underscores our deep connection...

Most people are familiar with the dodo and the dinosaur, but extinction has occurred throughout the history of life, with the result that nearly all the species that have ever existed are now extinct. Today, species are disappearing at an ever increasing...

The extraordinary story of how the human brain evolved... and is still evolving. We've come a long way. The earliest human had a brain as small as a child's fist; ours are four times bigger, with spectacular abilities and potential we are only just...

A compelling takedown of prevailing myths about human behavior, updated and expanded to meet the current moment. There are three major myths of human nature: humans are divided into biological races; humans are naturally aggressive; and men and...

Taking us on an incredible journey across centuries and galaxies, accompanied by his characteristic wit, Professor Luke O'Neill explains how it all began, how it all will end and everything in between. Readers will benefit from Luke's insatiable...

Brian Skyrms presents a fascinating exploration of how fundamental signals are to our world. He uses a variety of tools - theories of signaling games, information, evolution, and learning - to investigate how meaning and communication develop. He shows...