Humans who are we? Physically, Homo sapiens is unremarkable in the animal world a hairless ape. But somehow, in combination, our characteristics make us remarkable. With our dexterity and brain power, we discovered ways of finding food...Loe edasi...
In this origin story of humanity, scientific expert Madeleine Beekman makes the case that human language evolved to solve an existential problem for our ancestors: caring for extremely premature infants....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 02-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: American Philosophical Society, ISBN-13: 9781606180600)
A sweeping, thought-provoking exploration of how humans think about the world and themselvesHumans are the product of millions of years of evolution as well as various forces of culture that influence how we think. Humans also spend...Loe edasi...
Most of us believe beauty is about how we look, but Dr. Allycin Powell-Hicks reveals the real problem isn’t your appearance—it’s how you’re trained to see it. Blending science-based research and personal experiences, The Problem with Pretty di...Loe edasi...
Sari: Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781107170469)
This volume explores Neandertal anatomy and biology, integrating over 150 years of research. It offers detailed, up-to-date insights through qualitative and quantitative analysis. An essential text for university courses, it provides a cohesive intr...Loe edasi...
Prepare to view the world through a new lens SPEED a groundbreaking exploration that challenges your perceptions of lifes driving force, from the internationally bestselling author There is no author whose books I look forward to more...Loe edasi...
In this groundbreaking manual for longevity, leading longevity expert Jean-Marc Lemaitre reveals how the latest science can help you measure, slow, and even reverse biological aging at a cellular level.For generations, weve...Loe edasi...
Rural Disease Knowledge examines the ways in which knowledge of rural spaces and environments, on the one hand, and infectious diseases, on the other, have become inter-constituted since the late nineteenth century....Loe edasi...
Drawing from ethnographic research, this presents childrens complex lived experience from three interlinked everyday spaces of the home, the school and support programmes in Kenya. It will interest scholars and students of Poverty Studies, Developme...Loe edasi...
This book focuses on the development of the National Museum of Natural Historys David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins, exploring the origins of the exhibit, its changes over time, and the associated educational and public outreach activities of member...Loe edasi...
This book delves into the intricate landscape of respiratory diseases among older people, shedding light on their biosocial encounters while grappling with chronic breathlessness....Loe edasi...
This book focuses on young peoples use of the digital platform Reddit for health. Drawing upon dialogism theory, the book explores how young people produce a youth-led discourse of youth digital health, different from the adult-led framing represent...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 19-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691259734)
How the unique sleep habits of early humans fostered survival, innovation, and social evolution—and how this evolutionary legacy holds insights into how we sleep todayDespite sleep’s critical role in maintaining health and cognitive...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 19-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Penguin Young Readers, ISBN-13: 9780593964590)
Incredible skin doesnt come with guesswork. Find the answers you need with Skin: An Owners Guide, the latest book in the Body Literacy Library series.TV’s favorite dermatologist Dr. Emma Craythorne offers a clear path t...Loe edasi...
In the tradition of Atul Gawande and Henry Marsh, a physician writer’s expert examination of the extraordinary power of hormones and the miraculous story of the life force signals that make us. Hormones write life’s masterp...Loe edasi...
This book offers a pioneering exploration of disability through Indigenous epistemologies and decolonial theory in Latin America. It challenges dominant Western biomedical and rights-based models by foregrounding relational ontologies, community-bas...Loe edasi...
Exploring Reproduction: Anthropological Perspectives introduces students to the anthropology of reproduction, examining how human reproduction is shaped by cultural, historical, and political forces. It is ideal for advanced undergra...Loe edasi...
Exploring Reproduction: Anthropological Perspectives introduces students to the dynamic field of the anthropology of reproduction, examining how human reproduction is shaped by cultural, historical, and political forces.This textbook...Loe edasi...
This book sets out a critical sociological approach to ‘personalised medicine’ (PM), highlighting its limitations and flaws, but also emphasising its hopeful potentialities for a better medicine in the future.Bringing together perspectives...Loe edasi...
This book sets out a critical sociological approach to ‘personalised medicine’ (PM), highlighting its limitations and flaws, but also emphasising its hopeful potentialities for a better medicine in the future. This book sets...Loe edasi...
The Heart and Vascular System: An Encyclopedia, Five Volume Set serves as a comprehensive digital reference, designed for students, instructors, clinicians, and researchers in biomedical and medical sciences. This encyclopedia consolidates...Loe edasi...
In the UK, the intellectual basis of legal framework governing the creation, use and storage of in vitro embryos for reproduction and research has not been revisited for over thirty years. This book explores the reasons behind this legal stasis, a...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 13-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Amsterdam University Press, ISBN-13: 9789463729697)
Mongolian Healing: Knowledge, Transmission, and Practice Across Inner Asia explores the rich and diverse medicinal healing practices by Mongolian communities across Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and Kalmykia. Mongolian...Loe edasi...
This book proposes a step-by-step process by which the early evolution of human language originated. Starting from an ape-like communication system, pre-human ancestors were “pumped” out of the rainforest by cyclic climate changes between 10 and 6 M...Loe edasi...
