Nature, it has been said, invites us to eat by appetite and rewards by flavor. But what exactly are flavors? Why are some so pleasing while others are not? Delicious is a supremely entertaining foray into the heart of such questions. With generous helpings of warmth and wit, Rob Dunn and Monica Sanchez offer bold new perspectives on why food is enjoyable and how the pursuit of ...(展开全部)

Humans are moral creatures. Among all life on Earth, we alone experience rich moral emotions, follow complex rules governing how we treat one another, and engage in moral dialogue. But how did human morality evolve? And can humans become morally evolved? In A Better Ape, Victor Kumar and Richmond Campbell draw on the latest research in the biological and social sciences to expl...(展开全部)

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)

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)

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)

理查德·兰厄姆（Richard Wrangham) 著名动物学家和演化人类学家，哈佛大学 Ruth B. Moore 生物人类学教授，美国艺术与科学院院士，英国国家学术院院士，麦克阿瑟天才奖得主。 兰厄姆是国际知名的野生黑猩猩研究专家，在动物社会生态学和人类社会与政治行为演化等领域做出了重要的理论和实证贡献。除了本书，他还著有《人性悖论：人类进化中的美德与暴力》《恶魔般的雄性：类人猿与人类暴力的起源》等。

理查德·兰厄姆（Richard Wrangham) 著名动物学家和演化人类学家，哈佛大学 Ruth B. Moore 生物人类学教授，美国艺术与科学院院士，英国国家学术院院士，麦克阿瑟天才奖得主。 兰厄姆是国际知名的野生黑猩猩研究专家，在动物社会生态学和人类社会与政治行为演化等领域做出了重要的理论和实证贡献。除了本书，他还著有《人性悖论：人类进化中的美德与暴力》《恶魔般的雄性：类人猿与人类暴力的起源》等。