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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-five 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 ones 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.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Biology, life sciences Life sciences: general issues

• Full title: How Evolution Shapes Our Lives
• Author: Jonathan B. Losos, Richard E. Lenski
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416
• EAN: 9780691170398
• ISBN: 0691170398
• ID: 02926035
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Weight: 584 g
• Dimensions: 156 × 235 × 25 mm
• Date of publishing: 26. July 2016

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