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Adaptable

- The Surprising Science of Human Diversity
Af: Herman Pontzer Engelsk Hardback

Adaptable

- The Surprising Science of Human Diversity
Af: Herman Pontzer Engelsk Hardback
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'An engrossing, richly informative exploration of human biological diversity . . . it challenges us to rethink universal health benchmarks' New YorkerReal diversity isn’t skin deep. Over the past 100,000 years, as humans expanded into every biome on the planet, our bodies and our cultures have been fine-tuned to our local environments. Beyond the physical demands of our climate, we live our lives immersed in ideas and norms that affect what we eat, how we move and why we get sick – all of which, in turn, affect how our bodies work. As an evolutionary anthropologist conducting ground-breaking research with human populations around the globe, Herman Pontzer has come to see much more clearly how our genes and environments combine to shape our bodies and our health: for better or worse. In this book, he takes us on a tour of the human body and the surprising ways it can change in response to its environment: from the Andean groups who have developed increased lung capacity to the Sama divers who have larger spleens. He also highlights the critical ways we misinterpret biological adaptations: in healthcare, public policy and individual choices. With so much of our wellbeing and public discourse centred on human biology, a clear understanding of the distinction between socially constructed and genetic differences is more important than ever. This timely reappraisal of an overlooked science is an essential guide to our remarkable bodies.
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'An engrossing, richly informative exploration of human biological diversity . . . it challenges us to rethink universal health benchmarks' New YorkerReal diversity isn’t skin deep. Over the past 100,000 years, as humans expanded into every biome on the planet, our bodies and our cultures have been fine-tuned to our local environments. Beyond the physical demands of our climate, we live our lives immersed in ideas and norms that affect what we eat, how we move and why we get sick – all of which, in turn, affect how our bodies work. As an evolutionary anthropologist conducting ground-breaking research with human populations around the globe, Herman Pontzer has come to see much more clearly how our genes and environments combine to shape our bodies and our health: for better or worse. In this book, he takes us on a tour of the human body and the surprising ways it can change in response to its environment: from the Andean groups who have developed increased lung capacity to the Sama divers who have larger spleens. He also highlights the critical ways we misinterpret biological adaptations: in healthcare, public policy and individual choices. With so much of our wellbeing and public discourse centred on human biology, a clear understanding of the distinction between socially constructed and genetic differences is more important than ever. This timely reappraisal of an overlooked science is an essential guide to our remarkable bodies.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 352
ISBN-13: 9780241561614
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 0241561612
Kategori: Etniske minoriteter og multikulturelle studier
Udg. Dato: 25 mar 2025
Længde: 34mm
Bredde: 162mm
Højde: 241mm
Forlag: Penguin Books Ltd
Oplagsdato: 25 mar 2025
Forfatter(e): Herman Pontzer
Forfatter(e) Herman Pontzer

Kategori Etniske minoriteter og multikulturelle studier

ISBN-13 9780241561614

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 352

Udgave

Længde 34mm

Bredde 162mm

Højde 241mm

Udg. Dato 25 mar 2025

Oplagsdato 25 mar 2025

Forlag Penguin Books Ltd

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