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The story of the human body : evolution, health and disease
Lieberman, Daniel,
London : Penguin Books, 2014.
Bibliographic Information
| Format: | Book |
|---|---|
| Author: | Lieberman, Daniel, 1964- |
| Subject: |
Human body Human evolution Adaptation (Biology). |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | London : Penguin Books, 2014. |
| ISBN: | 9780141399959 0141399953 |
| Notes: | Includes index. What are humans adapted for? -- Upstanding apes: how we became adapted to being upright -- Much depends on dinner: how walking helped wean us off fruit -- The first hunter-gatherers: how nearly modern bodies evolved in the genus homo -- Energy in the ice age: how we evolved big brains, along with large, fat, slowly growing -- Bodies -- A very cultured species: how modern humans colonized the world with a combination of -- Brains plus brawn -- Progress and mismatch: the consequences-good and bad-of having paleolithic bodies in -- A post-paleolithic world -- Paradise lost? the fruits and follies of becoming farmers -- Modern times, modern bodies: the paradox of human health in the industrial era -- The vicious circle of too much affluence: why and how too much energy makes us -- Sick -- Disuse: how we are losing it by not using it -- The hidden dangers of novelty and comfort: how everyday innovations can damage us -- Survival of the fitter: can evolutionary logic help us better cultivate the human body's -- Future? |
| Course: |
PSY404 |
Availability at HKSYU Library
| Location | Call number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| English Book (4/F) | 612 LIE 2014 | Available |