{"product_id":"homo-mysterious-evolutionary-puzzles-of-human-nature-hardcover","title":"Homo Mysterious: Evolutionary Puzzles of Human Nature - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid P. Barash\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor all that science knows about the living world, notes David P. Barash, there are even more things that we don't know, genuine evolutionary mysteries that perplex the best minds in biology. Paradoxically, many of these mysteries are very close to home, involving some of the most personal aspects of being human. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eHomo Mysterious \u003c\/em\u003eexamines a number of these evolutionary mysteries, exploring things that we don't yet know about ourselves, laying out the best current hypotheses, and pointing toward insights that scientists are just beginning to glimpse. Why do women experience orgasm? Why do men have a shorter lifespan than women? Why does homosexuality exist? Why does religion exist in virtually every culture? Why do we have a fondness for the arts? Why do we have such large brains? And why does consciousness exist? Readers are plunged into an ocean of unknowns--the blank spots on the human evolutionary map, the terra incognita of our own species--and are introduced to the major hypotheses that currently occupy scientists who are attempting to unravel each puzzle (including some solutions proposed here for the first time). Throughout the book, readers are invited to share the thrill of science at its cutting edge, a place where we know what we don't know, and, moreover, where we know enough to come\u003cbr\u003eup with some compelling and seductive explanations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eHomo Mysterious\u003c\/em\u003e is a guide to creative thought and future explorations, based on the best, most current thinking by evolutionary scientists. It captures the allure of the \"not-yet-known\" for those interested in stretching their scientific imaginations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid P. Barash is Professor of Psychology and Biology at the University of Washington, Seattle, and author or coauthor of dozens of books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Hare and the Tortoise: The Conflict between Culture and Biology in Human Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eMadame Bovary's Ovaries: A Darwinian Look at Literature\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003ePayback: Why We Retaliate, Redirect Aggression, and Take Revenge\u003c\/em\u003e. He is also a regular contributor to the \u003cem\u003eChronicle of Higher Education \u003c\/em\u003eand to the op-ed page of the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the founders of sociobiology, a Fellow of the AAAS, and the recipient of numerous awards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.3 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 29, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454544593074,"sku":"9780199751945","price":83.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/7bd7f0a4e5175d54946f17a2f1f2268c.webp?v=1778853956","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/homo-mysterious-evolutionary-puzzles-of-human-nature-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}