The cradle of humanity : how the changing landscape of Africa made us so smart /

The cradle of humanity : how the changing landscape of Africa made us so smart /

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Author / Creator:	Maslin, Mark, author.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017. ©2017
Description:	xxiv, 228 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Human evolution. Evolution (Biology) -- Africa, East. Human beings -- Effect of climate on. Human beings -- Africa, East. Climatic changes. Paleoecology. Paleoclimatology. Landscape changes. Intellect. Human evolution. Human beings -- Effect of environment on. Human beings -- Effect of climate on. Climatic changes. Africa, East. History.
Format:	Map Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11017458

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Other authors / contributors:	Leakey, Richard E., writer of foreword.
ISBN:	9780198704522 0198704526
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	POPULAR SCIENCE. Humans are rather weak when compared with many other animals. We are not particular fast and have no natural weapons. Yet Homo sapiens currently number nearly 7.5 billion and are set to rise to nearly 10 billion by the middle of this century. We have influenced almost every part of the Earth system and as a consequence are changing the global environmental and evolutionary trajectory of the Earth. So how did we become the worlds apex predator and take over the planet? Fundamental to our success is our intelligence, not only individually but more importantly collectively. But why did evolution favour the brainy ape? Given the calorific cost of running our large brains, not to mention the difficulties posed for childbirth, this bizarre adaptation must have given our ancestors a considerable advantage.

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