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Author
Publisher
Catapult
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
296 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
David Eagleman, a neuroscientist and New York Times best-selling author, teams up with composer Anthony Brandt in this powerful, wide-ranging exploration of human creativity. Taking inspiration from the arts, business, education, the space program, architecture, and even hairstyles, Eagleman and Brandt discover the principles guiding human creativity. They incisively explore how individuals, organizations, and education can benefit from increased...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Dynamic young Stanford biologist Nathan Wolfe reveals the surprising origins of the world's most deadly viruses, and how we can overcome catastrophic pandemics. In The Viral Storm, award-winning biologist Nathan Wolfe tells the story of how viruses and human beings have evolved side by side through history; how deadly viruses like HIV, swine flu, and bird flu almost wiped us out in the past; and why modern life has made our species vulnerable to...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Sigma
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
400 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In Kindred, Neanderthal expert Rebecca Wragg Sykes shoves aside the cliché of the shivering ragged figure in an icy wasteland, and reveals the Neanderthal you don't know, our ancestor who lived across vast and diverse tracts of Eurasia and survived through hundreds of thousands of years of massive climate change. This book sheds new light on where they lived, what they ate, and the increasingly complex Neanderthal culture that researchers have discovered....
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxx, 272 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Since Charles Darwin wrote about 'evolutionary fitness,' the idea of fitness has been confused with physical strength, tactical brilliance, and aggression. In fact, what made us evolutionarily fit was a remarkable kind of friendliness, an ability to coordinate and communicate with others that allowed us to achieve all the cultural and technical marvels in human history. Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods shed light on the mysterious leap in human cognition...
79) Only superhuman
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
352 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"2107 AD: A generation ago, Earth and the cislunar colonies banned genetic and cybernetic modifications. But out in the Asteroid Belt, anything goes. Dozens of flourishing space habitats are spawning exotic new societies and strange new varieties of humans. It's a volatile situation that threatens the peace and stability of the entire solar system.Emerald Blair is a Troubleshooter. Inspired by the classic superhero comics of the twentieth century,...
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