路易斯·达特内尔（Lewis Dartnell），莱斯特大学和英国航天局（UKSA）研究员，也是屡获殊荣的科普作家。1980年生于英国伦敦，毕业于牛津大学生物学系，后在伦敦大学学院获得天体生物学博士学位，主要从事天体生物学和火星微生物生命的研究。在科研工作以外，他出版过多部科普作品，包括《宇宙中的生命》《我的太阳系旅游指南》《原点：地球如何塑造我们》等。此外，他经常为《卫报》《泰晤士报》《新科学家》等媒体撰写科普文章，也主持过英国广播公司（BBC）的多档科普节目。

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 led to the development of democracy in Greece. Atmospheric circulation patterns later on shaped the pr...(展开全部)

Animals, and our ever-changing relationship with them, have left an indelible mark on human history. From the dawn of our existence, animals and humans have been constantly redefining their relationship with one another, and entire civilizations have risen and fallen upon this curious bond we share with our fellow fauna. Brian Fagan unfolds this fascinating story from the first...(展开全部)

Animals, and our ever-changing relationship with them, have left an indelible mark on human history. From the dawn of our existence, animals and humans have been constantly redefining their relationship with one another, and entire civilizations have risen and fallen upon this curious bond we share with our fellow fauna. Brian Fagan unfolds this fascinating story from the first...(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)

克莱夫·甘布尔（Clive Gamble），英国南安普顿大学考古学系荣休教授，英国国家学术院院士，英国皇家人类学学会前会长。在关于人类起源的考古学领域主持开展了多项研究项目，著述颇丰，代表作有《定居地球》（Settling the Earth，2013）、《起源与革命：早期史前人类身份》（Origins and Revolutions: Human Identity in Earliest Prehistory，2007）、《欧洲旧石器时代社会》（The Palaeolithic Societies of Europe，1999）。2005年，英国皇家人类学学会授予甘布尔里弗斯纪念奖章（Rivers Memorial Medal），以表彰他在这一领域的杰出贡献。

In this worldwide survey, Clive Gamble explores the evolution of the human imagination, without which we would not have become a global species. He sets out to determine the cognitive and social basis for our imaginative capacity and traces the evidence back into deep human history. He argues that it was the imaginative ability to 'go beyond' and to create societies where peopl...(展开全部)

克莱夫·甘布尔（Clive Gamble），英国南安普顿大学考古学系荣休教授，英国国家学术院院士，英国皇家人类学学会前会长。在关于人类起源的考古学领域主持开展了多项研究项目，著述颇丰，代表作有《定居地球》（Settling the Earth，2013）、《起源与革命：早期史前人类身份》（Origins and Revolutions: Human Identity in Earliest Prehistory，2007）、《欧洲旧石器时代社会》（The Palaeolithic Societies of Europe，1999）。2005年，英国皇家人类学学会授予甘布尔里弗斯纪念奖章（Rivers Memorial Medal），以表彰他在这一领域的杰出贡献。

In this worldwide survey, Clive Gamble explores the evolution of the human imagination, without which we would not have become a global species. He sets out to determine the cognitive and social basis for our imaginative capacity and traces the evidence back into deep human history. He argues that it was the imaginative ability to 'go beyond' and to create societies where peopl...(展开全部)

Ever since we started huddling together in communities, the story of human history has been inextricably entwined with the story of microbes. They have evolved and spread amongst us, shaping our culture through infection, disease, and pandemic. At the same time, our changing human culture has itself influenced the evolutionary path of microbes. Dorothy H. Crawford here shows th...(展开全部)