{"product_id":"the-accidental-homo-sapiens-genetics-behavior-and-free-will-9781643130262","title":"The Accidental Homo Sapiens: Genetics, Behavior, and Free Will","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat happens now that human population has outpaced biological natural selection? Two leading scientists reveal how we became who we are--and what we might become.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen we think of evolution, the image that likely comes to mind is the iconic, straight-forward image of a primate morphing into a human being. Yet random events have played huge roles in determining the evolutionary histories of everything from lobsters to humans. However, random genetic novelties are most likely to \"stick\" in small populations. It is mathematically unlikely to happen in large ones. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith our enormous and seemingly inexorably expanding population, humanity has fallen under the influence of the famous (or infamous) \"bell curve.\" This revelatory new book explores what the future of our species could hold, while simultaneously revealing what we didn't become--and what we won't become. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA cognitively unique species, our actions fall on a bell curve as well. Individuals may be saintly or evil, narrow-minded or visionary. But it is possible not just for the species, but for a person to be all of these things--even in a single day. We all fall somewhere within the giant hyperspace of the human condition that these curves describe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Homo Sapiens\u003c\/i\u003e shows readers that though humanity now exists on this bell curve, we are far from a stagnant species. Tattersall and DeSalle reveal how biological evolution in modern humans has given way to a cultural dynamic that is unlike anything else the Earth has ever witnessed, and that will keep life interesting--perhaps sometimes too interesting--for as long as we exist on this planet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643130262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/11\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ian Tattersall, Robert DeSalle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42935646257333,"sku":"9781643130262","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2d36d12e-4cd9-49a9-b176-22022272f03f.jpg?v=1688491265","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-accidental-homo-sapiens-genetics-behavior-and-free-will-9781643130262","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}