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Freaks of nature
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Mark S. Blumberg |
"In Freaks of Nature, Mark Blumberg turns a scientist's eye on the oddities of nature, showing how a subject once relegated to the sideshow can help explain some of the deepest complexities of biolog… |
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The science of romance
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Nigel Barber |
"In The Science of Romance Nigel Barber explains that much of our present behavior can be traced back to the ancient evolved motives of our hunter-gatherer ancestors. In short, we exhibit the propens… |
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The Neanderthal legacy
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Stan Gooch |
"A direct appeal for a revolution in our educational system to restore the connection with our Neanderthal heritage"--Provided by publisher. |
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Comportement moteur de l'évolution
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Jean Piaget |
What is the relationship between behavior and the processes which shape evolution? Why has behavior, whether it amounts to no more than a flower's reaction to light or encompasses the complexities of… |
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The God gene
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Dean H. Hamer |
Argues that humans are genetically predisposed toward religious faith, explaining why spiritual belief provides an evolutionary advantage and analyzes the DNA makeup of people of various ages and bac… |
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Nature and nurture in early child development
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Daniel P. Keating |
"For developmental scientists, the nature versus nurture debate has been settled for some time. Neither nature nor nurture alone provides the answer. It is nature and nurture in concert that shape de… |
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A new science of life
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Rupert Sheldrake |
After chemists crystallised a new chemical for the first time, it became easier and easier to crystallise in laboratories all over the world. After rats at Harvard first escaped from a new kind of wa… |
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The biology of belief
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Bruce H. Lipton |
"This new updated and expanded 10th anniversary edition of The Biology of Belief will forever change how you think about your own thinking. Stunning new scientific discoveries about the biochemical e… |
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Gene worship
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Gisela T. Kaplan |
"This book is must for anyone who cares about social inequality, matters of mind, and the future. It, very comprehensively, juxtaposes scientific and social theories and practices with particular app… |
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The Dragons of Eden
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Carl Sagan |
Presents an overview of human evolution and discusses human and animal intelligence, the mechanisms of the brain, memory, sleep, myths and legends about evolution, and the possibility of intelligent … |
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Man, Beast and Zombie
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Kenan Malik |
"Man, Beast, and Zombie is an original and accessible book. Vast in its scope, it draws on cutting-edge sciences such as evolutionary biology, cognitive psychology, and artificial intelligence to ass… |
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The tangled wing
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Melvin Konner |
Reprinted in Penguin Books 1993 |
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Annual Editions
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Karen L. Freiberg |
Each volume of Annual Editions: Human Development is designed to provide convenient, inexpensive access to a wide range of current, carefully selected articles from some of the most respected magazin… |
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A history of the mind
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Nicholas Humphrey |
"A wonderful book-brilliant, unsettling, and beautifully written. Humphrey cuts bravely across the currents of contemporary thinking, opening up new vistas on old problems and offering a feast of pro… |
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Original Intelligence
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David Premack,Ann Premack |
"About six million years ago, the common population shared by chimpanzees and humans diverged into separate groups, one becoming chimpanzee, the other Australopithecus, the first link in our long hum… |
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