In Catching Fire, renowned primatologist Richard Wrangham argues that our evolutionary success is the result of cooking. Once our hominid ancestors began cooking, the human digestive tract shrank and the brain grew; and pair bonding, marriage, the household, and even the sexual division of labor emerged. A pathbreaking theory of human evolution, Catching Fire will fascinate a...(展开全部)

Ever since Darwin and The Descent of Man , the existence of humans has been attributed to our intelligence and adaptability. But in Catching Fire , renowned primatologist Richard Wrangham presents a startling alternative: our evolutionary success is the result of cooking. In a groundbreaking theory of our origins, Wrangham shows that the shift from raw to cooked foods was the...(展开全部)

John and Mary Gribbin tell the remarkable story of how we came to understand the phenomenon of Ice Ages. They focus on the key personalities obsessed with the quest for answers to tantalizing questions.How frequently do Ice Ages occur? How do astronomical rhythms affect the Earth's climate? Have there always been two polar ice caps? What does the future have in store?With start...(展开全部)

A New York Times-bestselling author explains how the physical world shaped the history of our species When we talk about human history, we often focus on great leaders, population forces, and decisive wars. But how has the earth itself determined our destiny? Our planet wobbles, driving changes in climate that forced the transition from nomadism to farming. Mountainous terrain ...(展开全部)

Humans live in landscapes of make-believe: we spin fantasies, we devour novels, films, and plays, and even our sporting events and criminal trials unfold as narratives. Yet the world of story has long remained an undiscovered and unmapped country. It’s easy to say that humans are “wired” for story, but why? In this delightful and original book, Jonathan Gottschall offers the fi...(展开全部)

凯文·拉兰德 英国爱丁堡皇家学会院士，英国圣安德鲁斯大学行为与进化生物学教授、生物多样性中心成员、社会学习和认知进化中心成员、行为学和神经科学研究所成员，苏格兰灵长目动物研究组成员。针对动物行为和进化、社会学习、文化进化和生态位构建，已发表200多篇学术论文，并出版了11部著作。《未完成的进化》入围2017年英国心理学会图书奖决选名单。

Humans possess an extraordinary capacity for cultural production, from the arts and language to science and technology. How did the human mind—and the uniquely human ability to devise and transmit culture—evolve from its roots in animal behavior? Darwin's Unfinished Symphony presents a captivating new theory of human cognitive evolution. This compelling and accessible book reve...(展开全部)

亚当．罗杰斯，《纽约时报》畅销书作者，《连线》杂志高级记者，曾任麻省理工学院科学新闻项目研究员。作品《酒的科学》（Proof: The Science of Booze）是《纽约时报》2014 年畅销书，获得2014 年国际美食家大奖最佳酒类图书奖，并被亚马逊、《连线》、《卫报》评为2014 年最佳科普图书。