human evolution

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human evolution

The neandertal enigma

solving the mysteries of modern human origins
1995

Shaping humanity

how science, art, and imagination help us understand our origins
2013
Artist John Gurche describes the process by which he creates forensically accurate and realistic representations of ancient humans ancestors.

Darwin's sacred cause

how a hatred of slavery shaped Darwin's views on human evolution
2009
A comprehensive biography of Charles Darwin, providing manuscripts, unpublished family correspondence, and diaries that describe how his anti-slavery stand influenced his obsession with human origins.

Thumbs, toes, and tears

and other traits that make us human
2006

A brain for all seasons

human evolution and abrupt climate change
2002
Argues that the Earth undergoes cycles of climate cooling, which result in population crashes, explaining how humans have had to evolve as a species in order to survive those cycles.

The evolution-creation struggle

2005
Examines the similarities between evolutionist and creationist thinking, exploring how the two ideologies have engaged in a struggle for the privilege of defining human origins, moral values, and the nature of reality.

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the descent of men
2003
A lighthearted look at male physiology by geneticist Steve Jones that covers such topics as hormones, the penis, sperm production, hair loss, and the social effects of men and women's physiological differences.

Nature's magic

synergy in evolution and the fate of humankind
2003
Explains the basic theories behind Holistic Darwinism and presents a scenario in which the human species invented itself.

Mean genes

from sex to money to food, taming our primal instincts
2000
Studies the connections between genes and behavior and examines how a person's genes affect their views of themselves and their relationships with each other.

Who was Adam?

a creation model approach to the origin of man
2005
Introduction: who am I? -- Part I: What is man? -- The differences between David and Darwin -- Fossil record facts -- A scientific creation model -- Part II: The song of science -- It's all in the genes -- Bones and stones -- The best possible time -- How the fountain of youth ran dry -- People on the move -- Is human evolution a fact? -- Bipedalism and brain size -- Who was Turkana boy? -- Who were the Neanderthals? -- What about chimpanzees? -- What about "junk" DNA? -- Mankind's identity materializes.

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