Starting with its origins in the work of Charles Darwin, the book covers all the key areas of evolutionary psychology, including the role played by genetics in our sexual behavior, parental decision-making, and how babies learn about and adapt to the world.

Starting with its origins in the work of Charles Darwin, the book covers all the key areas of evolutionary psychology, including the role played by genetics in our sexual behavior, parental decision-making, and how babies learn about and adapt to the world.

Why do we become aggressive? How does the brain allow us to see, hear, and feel? Can listening to Mozart improve IQ? How do babies learn to perceive and think? How can we reduce obesity and cigarette smoking? Is being physically attractive an advantage? Psychology, the scientific study of the mind and our behaviour, has never been more popular. From TV experts to the amateur mu...(展开全部)

G. 尼尔·马丁（G. Neil Martin） 英国密德萨斯大学心理学讲师。他是英国最畅销的心理学教科书《心理学》（第三版）的合著者，为《泰晤士报》《观察家》《心理学家》等报纸、杂志撰写了150多篇关于心理学的文章。

Focusing on the impact of engineering on society and the world, McCarthy details the development of the discipline, explains what makes an engineering mind, and shows how every aspect of our lives has been engineered: from gadgets to our national infrastructure. Long considered tinkerers, problem solvers, and visionaries, engineers hold the keys to our real and virtual future.

瓦茨拉夫·斯米尔（Vaclav Smil） △欧佩克研究奖、美国科学促进会授予的科学和技术公众普及奖得主 △ 加拿大马尼托巴大学环境学院荣誉教授 瓦茨拉夫·斯米尔是一位备受比尔·盖茨和扎克伯格推崇的能源科学家和科普作家，经常现身世界经济论坛和气候变化国际圆桌会议，担任主要发言人。他在能源、环境、食品、人口、经济、历史和公共政策等方面均有突出建树，并且非常善于进行跨学科研究。他还将跨学科的研究方法带到了他对中国能源、食品和环境问题的阐述中。 斯米尔也是一位高产的学者，出版了 40 部专著，发表了近 500 篇论文。代表作包括畅销书《美国制造》《能源神话与现实》《材料简史与材料未来》《我们应该吃肉吗？》《能源与文明》《全球化的原动机》《收割生物圈》，其中前四部已有中文版本。

瓦茨拉夫·斯米尔（Vaclav Smil） △欧佩克研究奖、美国科学促进会授予的科学和技术公众普及奖得主 △ 加拿大马尼托巴大学环境学院荣誉教授 瓦茨拉夫·斯米尔是一位备受比尔·盖茨和扎克伯格推崇的能源科学家和科普作家，经常现身世界经济论坛和气候变化国际圆桌会议，担任主要发言人。他在能源、环境、食品、人口、经济、历史和公共政策等方面均有突出建树，并且非常善于进行跨学科研究。他还将跨学科的研究方法带到了他对中国能源、食品和环境问题的阐述中。 斯米尔也是一位高产的学者，出版了 40 部专著，发表了近 500 篇论文。代表作包括畅销书《美国制造》《能源神话与现实》《材料简史与材料未来》《我们应该吃肉吗？》《能源与文明》《全球化的原动机》《收割生物圈》，其中前四部已有中文版本。

Focusing on the impact of engineering on society and the world, McCarthy details the development of the discipline, explains what makes an engineering mind, and shows how every aspect of our lives has been engineered: from gadgets to our national infrastructure. Long considered tinkerers, problem solvers, and visionaries, engineers hold the keys to our real and virtual future.

Why do people resort to plastic surgery to look young? Why are stepchildren at greatest risk of fatal abuse? Why do we prefer gossip to algebra? Why must Dogon wives live alone in a dark hut for five days a month? Why are young children good at learning language but not sharing? Over the past decade, psychologists and behavioral ecologists have been finding answers to such se...(展开全部)

Why do people resort to plastic surgery to look young? Why are stepchildren at greatest risk of fatal abuse? Why do we prefer gossip to algebra? Why must Dogon wives live alone in a dark hut for five days a month? Why are young children good at learning language but not sharing? Over the past decade, psychologists and behavioral ecologists have been finding answers to such se...(展开全部)