书目

The Story of the Human Body Evolution, Health,

内容简介

Inthislandmarkbookofpopularscience，DanielE.Liebermangivesusalucidandengagingaccountofhowthehumanbodyevolvedovermillionsofyears.Heilluminatesthemajortransformationsthatcontributedtokeyadaptationstothebody：theriseofbipedalism;theshifttoanon-fruit-baseddiet;theadventofhuntingandgathering;andhowculturalchangesliketheAgriculturalandIndustrialRevolutionshaveimpactedusphysically.HeshowshowtheincreasingdisparitybetweenthejumbleofadaptationsinourStoneAgebodiesandadvancementsinthemodernworldisoccasioningaparadox：greaterlongevitybutincreasedchronicdisease.Andfinally—provocatively—headvocatestheuseofevolutionaryinformationtohelpnudge，push，andsometimesevencompelustocreateamoresalubriousenvironmentandpursuebetterlifestyles.[Withchartsandlinedrawingsthroughout.]

作者简介

DanielE.LiebermanisprofessorofhumanevolutionarybiologyandtheEdwinM.LernerIIProfessorofBiologicalSciencesatHarvard.Hehaswrittenmorethanonehundredarticles,manyappearinginthejournalsNatureandScience.Liebermanisespeciallywellknownforhisresearchontheevolutionofthehumanheadandtheevolutionofrunning,includingbarefootrunning(earninghimthenicknametheBarefootProfessor).Hisresearchanddiscoverieshavebeenhighlightedwidelyinnewspapers,magazines,books,newsprograms,anddocumentaries.,,

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