{"product_id":"how-evolution-shapes-our-lives-essays-on-biology-and-society-9780691170398","title":"How Evolution Shapes Our Lives: Essays on Biology and Society","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jonathan B. Losos\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Princeton UP\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Prince UP\u003cbr\u003e • Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Life Sciences - Evolution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From understanding the consequences of climate change to understanding the spread of infectious diseases around the globe, the science of evolution has increasing relevance to our lives. Jonathan Losos and Richard Lenski have pulled together a roster of leading scientists to show the many ways that our culture, behavior--even our future--depend vitally on understanding Darwinian evolution.\"\u003cb\u003e--Neil Shubin, author of \u003ci\u003eYour Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Drawing on recent discoveries to illuminate how evolution impinges on all aspects of our lives, this is a marvelously informative, stimulating, and inspiring book.\"\u003cb\u003e--B. Rosemary Grant, Princeton University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Have you ever wondered why it's important for everyone to understand evolution? This masterful book presents a clear and approachable picture of evolution and what it tells us about our lives and interactions with other species. Compelling examples of the ever-present impact of evolution in many, often unexpected, facets of our lives provides a broad new perspective on its meaning and relevance. If you've ever doubted that evolution matters to your life, this book will convince you that it does.\"\u003cb\u003e--Marvalee H. Wake, University of California, Berkeley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From human evolution to the evolution of antibiotic resistance, from cultural evolution to the cultural importance of evolutionary thought, this is a wonderful and essential volume.\"\u003cb\u003e--Simon Levin, Princeton University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Yet another book about evolution? Yes, and thank goodness. With engaging brief essays by leading experts, this book illustrates the importance of evolution for our lives and planet so vividly that I plan to create a course to share it with students--and to have an excuse to read it again myself.\"\u003cb\u003e--Randolph M. Nesse, M.D., director of the Arizona State University Center for Evolution and Medicine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Evolution is everywhere, it changes everything, and it is relevant to everyone. This volume shows us how, with chapters on topics ranging from language to medicine to biodiversity. Moving beyond superficial summaries, each of the essays is a thoughtful consideration of just how much evolution matters.\"\u003cb\u003e--Marlene Zuk, author of \u003ci\u003ePaleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45084274753687,"sku":"9780691170398","price":2509.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780691170398.webp?v=1769201477","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/how-evolution-shapes-our-lives-essays-on-biology-and-society-9780691170398","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}