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7%OFFMarlene Zuk - Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live - 9780393347920 - V9780393347920
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Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live

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Description for Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live Paperback. "With .. evidence from recent genetic and anthropological research, [Zuk] offers a dose of paleoreality."-Erin Wayman, Science News Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.

We evolved to eat berries rather than bagels, to live in mud huts rather than condos, to sprint barefoot rather than play football—or did we? Are our bodies and brains truly at odds with modern life? Although it may seem as though we have barely had time to shed our hunter-gatherer legacy, biologist Marlene Zuk reveals that the story is not so simple. Popular theories about how our ancestors lived—and why we should emulate them—are often based on speculation, not scientific evidence.

Armed with a razor-sharp wit and brilliant, eye-opening research, Zuk takes us to the cutting edge of biology ... Read more

From debunking the caveman diet to unraveling gender stereotypes, Zuk delivers an engrossing analysis of widespread paleofantasies and the scientific evidence that undermines them, all the while broadening our understanding of our origins and what they can really tell us about our present and our future.

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Product Details

Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
309g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393347920
SKU
V9780393347920
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About Marlene Zuk
Marlene Zuk is Regents Professor of ecology, evolution, and behavior at the University of Minnesota and studies animal sexual behavior and communication. The author of Paleofantasy and Sex on Six Legs, among other works, she lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Reviews for Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live
"Much-needed…Zuk’s nutritionally rich scientific fodder…will certainly bring intellectual benefits far greater than those provided by the pseudoscientific confections with which we are so often tempted."
Cordelia Fine - Wall Street Journal "Ably presents a skeptical and light-hearted view of a long list of paleofantasies and supposed solutions."
John Hawks - Nature "Briskly dismisses…misunderstandings about how evolution works and…offers ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live


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