Humans: Perspectives on Our Evolution from World Experts

Sergio Almécija

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Humans

Perspectives on Our Evolution from World Experts

Sergio Almécija

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2023

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About this book

This book brings together more than a hundred top experts, who share their insights on the study of human evolution and what it means for understanding our past, present, and future.

Author / Editor information

Sergio Almécija is a senior research scientist at the American Museum of Natural History.

Reviews

This wide-ranging compendium... deliver[s] intriguing insights. The result is a panoramic view of the state of evolutionary science.

John G. Fleagle, Distinguished Professor, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University:
Humans is an extraordinary book. It is unlike anything I have ever previously encountered and is fascinating as well as important from a scholarly perspective.

Don Johanson, discoverer of Lucy and founder of the Institute of Human Origins:
Sergio Almécija has produced a most intriguing book that describes the hypotheses, hopes, fears, and beliefs of an extraordinary gathering of scientific scholars in the field of human evolution. Debate is lively among those who wrestle with the details of our origins, and it is certain that this fascinating, remarkable and insightful book will be welcomed by all.

Topics

Life Sciences Evolutionary Biology

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface: What Is This Book? Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Introduction: User Manual Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
An Illustrated Guide to Human Evolution Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	7
Part I: Prelude: Answers from the Experts Looking at the Antecedents to Human Evolution
1. David Alba Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	15
2. Peter Andrews Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	22
3. David Begun Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	25
4. Brenda Benefit Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	33
5. Michael “Mike” Benton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	37
6. Matt Cartmill Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	39
7. Yaowalak Chaimanee Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	44
8. Glenn Conroy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	47
9. Simon Conway Morris Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	49
10. Eric Delson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	55
11. Marc Furió Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	60
12. Dan Gebo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	65
13. Jay Kelley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	70
14. Yutaka Kunimatsu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	74
15. Laura Maclatchy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	78
16. Salvador Moyà-Solà Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	82
17. Masato Nakatsukasa Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	87
18. Martin Pickford Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	90
19. David Pilbeam Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	97
Part II: Beginnings: Answers from Experts Focusing on the Early Stages of the Human Career
20. Leslie Aiello Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	103
21. Berhane Asfaw Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	106
22. Anna “Kay” Behrensmeyer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	108
23. René Bobe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	113
24. Tim Bromage Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	117
25. Jeremy “Jerry” Desilva Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	124
26. Steve Frost Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	129
27. Yohannes Haile-Selassie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	132
28. Ashley Hammond Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	135
29. Sonia Harmand Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	139
30. Ralph Holloway Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	142
31. Kevin D. Hunt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	145
32. William “Bill” Kimbel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	152
33. Fredrick “Kyalo” Manthi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	155
34. Mary Marzke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	160
35. Emma Mbua Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	162
36. Robyn Pickering Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	166
37. J. Michael “Mike” Plavcan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	170
38. Kaye Reed Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	176
39. Brigitte Senut Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	179
40. Richard “Rich” Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	185
41. David Strait Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	189
42. Randall “Randy” Susman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	193
43. Peter Ungar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	196
44. Carol Ward Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	199
45. Tim White Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	203
46. Bernard Wood Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	206
Part III: Becoming Human: Answers From Those With Vast Expertise On More Recent Aspects Of Human Evolution
47. Eudald Carbonell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	213
48. Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	217
49. Dean Falk Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	220
50. Katerina Harvati Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	222
51. Yousuke Kaifu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	224
52. Richard Klein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	226
53. Carles Lalueza-Fox Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	229
54. Richard Leakey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	232
55. Daniel “Dan” Lieberman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	238
56. Bienvenido Martínez-Navarro Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	242
57. Briana Pobiner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	245
58. Marcia Ponce de León Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	248
59. Mary Prendergast Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	251
60. Lorenzo Rook Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	255
61. Antonio Rosas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	258
62. Chris Ruff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	260
63. Jeffrey “Jeff” Schwartz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	264
64. John Shea Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	268
65. Tanya Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	275
66. Ian Tattersall Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	278
67. Matt Tocheri Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	282
68. Milford Wolpoff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	286
69. Christoph Zollikofer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	289
Part IV: Now: Answers from Experts Who Focus Largely on the Present (Biology. Ethnology, Primatology, Etc.)
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71. Frans de Waal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	299
72. Rolando González-José Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	302
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74. Leslea Hlusko Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	313
75. Sarah Hrdy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	317
76. Nina Jablonski Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	324
77. Clifford “Cliff ” Jolly Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	327
78. Jon Kaas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	333
79. Leah Krubitzer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	337
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83. Robert “Bob” Martin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	353
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85. Mark Pagel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	368
86. Herman Pontzer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	373
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89. Robert Sapolsky Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	383
90. Chet Sherwood Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	386
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92. Jack Stern Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	394
93. Andrea B. Taylor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	395
94. Kenneth “Ken” Weiss Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	403
95. Richard Wrangham Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	407
Part V: Outro: View from Those with Experience in other Fields (E.G., Medicine, Psychology, Mathematics, and Philosophy)
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97. Henry T. “Hank” Greely Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	416
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99. David Krakauer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	423
100. Misia Landau Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	427
101. Geoffrey Miller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	434
102. Eugenie “Genie” Scott Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	439
103. Anil Seth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	445
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	449
Recommended Readings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	451
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	457
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	481

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July 12, 2023

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9780231553988

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https://doi.org/10.7312/alme20120

eBook ISBN: 9780231553988

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