Humans are rather weak when compared with many other animals. We are not particularly fast and have no natural weapons. Yet Homo sapiens currently number nearly 7.5 billion and are set to rise to nearly 10 billion by the middle of this century. We have influenced almost every part of the Earth system and as a consequence are changing the global environmental and evolutionary trajectory of the Earth. So how did we become the worlds apex predator and take over the planet?
Fundamental to our success is our intelligence, not only individually but more importantly collectively. But why did evolution favour the brainy ape? Given the calorific cost of running our large brains, not to mention the difficulties posed for childbirth, this bizarre adaptation must have given our ancestors a considerable advantage. In this book Mark Maslin brings together the latest insights from hominin fossils and combines them with evidence of the changing landscape of the East African Rift Valley to show how all these factors led to selection pressures that favoured our ultrasocial brains. Astronomy, geology, climate, and landscape all had a part to play in making East Africa the cradle of humanity and allowing us to dominate the planet.
Die Inhaltsangabe kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.
Mark Maslin is Professor of Palaeoclimatology at University College London. He is a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award holder, a Royal Society Industry Fellow, and a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society. Maslin has published over 160 papers in journals such as Science and Nature on past and future climate change and its effects on the carbon cycle, human health, biodiversity, and human evolution. He is the author of Climate: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2013), and Climate Change: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2014), now in its third editon.
„Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.
Gratis für den Versand innerhalb von/der USA
Versandziele, Kosten & DauerEUR 8,96 für den Versand innerhalb von/der USA
Versandziele, Kosten & DauerAnbieter: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.4. Artikel-Nr. G0198704534I3N00
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Artikel-Nr. GOR010090603
Anzahl: 3 verfügbar
Anbieter: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Artikel-Nr. 53146758-20
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, USA
Zustand: New. 2019. Reprint. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Artikel-Nr. V9780198704539
Anzahl: 2 verfügbar
Anbieter: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: New. In. Artikel-Nr. ria9780198704539_new
Anzahl: Mehr als 20 verfügbar
Anbieter: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 234 pages. 7.75x5.00x0.75 inches. In Stock. Artikel-Nr. x-0198704534
Anzahl: 2 verfügbar
Anbieter: Mooney's bookstore, Den Helder, Niederlande
Zustand: Very good. Artikel-Nr. 9780198704539-2-2
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: Speedyhen, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: NEW. Artikel-Nr. NW9780198704539
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
Zustand: New. What drove the evolution of humans, with our uniquely big brains? The Cradle of Humanity presents fascinating and controversial new research which suggests that the geological and climatic history of East Africa s Rift Valley are at the heart of the answer. Artikel-Nr. 259151206
Anzahl: 2 verfügbar
Anbieter: Studibuch, Stuttgart, Deutschland
paperback. Zustand: Gut. 272 Seiten; 9780198704539.3 Gewicht in Gramm: 2. Artikel-Nr. 967098
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar