Daniel Lieberman is the Chair of the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard and a leader in the field. He has wpublished nearly 100 articles, many appearing in the journals Nature and Science. His research and discoveries have been highlighted in newspapers and magazines including The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Discover, and National Geographic. He has frequently appeared on Nova, the BBC, and Charlie Rose, among other programs.
发表于2024-05-12
The Story of the Human Body 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书
我們的身體寫著一個故事,一個遺傳的故事,也是一個演化的故事;我們不僅繼承了父母遺留的族裔特徵,也繼承了人類幾百萬年下來累積的適應特徵。這就是身體的真相,一種歷經多重演化適應交錯與繁衍生存的結果,這樣的身體,其所有特徵有時會互相衝突,不同的矛盾形成各種不同的...
评分 评分“人体进化史解释了我们的骨骼、心脏、肠道和大脑如何以及为何以现在的方式运作,解释了我们如何以及为何在短短600万年中,从非洲森林中的猿类变成了迈着大步直立行走的两足动物,而且可以借助望远镜遥望遥远的银河系。 无论你是否喜欢,我们都是那种略胖、无毛、两足行走的灵...
评分我們的身體寫著一個故事,一個遺傳的故事,也是一個演化的故事;我們不僅繼承了父母遺留的族裔特徵,也繼承了人類幾百萬年下來累積的適應特徵。這就是身體的真相,一種歷經多重演化適應交錯與繁衍生存的結果,這樣的身體,其所有特徵有時會互相衝突,不同的矛盾形成各種不同的...
评分作者类似观点在其他书中看到过,但本书更系统全面、娓娓道来,还有实验支撑,也比较谨慎。 1.实践:作者是著名的赤足跑教授,本书也提到鞋子是足部疾病的元凶,远古人类是长时间赤足跑的高手,会更好调节跑步姿势,也能更好感受地面;作者知行合一,对于暂时无法验证的理论,至...
图书标签: 科普 进化 生命 science 英文原版 Evolution 生物学 醫學
A landmark book of popular science—a lucid, engaging account of how the human body evolved over millions of years and of how the increasing disparity between the jumble of adaptations in our Stone Age bodies and the modern world is fueling the paradox of greater longevity but more chronic disease.
In a book that illuminates, as never before, the evolutionary story of the human body, Daniel Lieberman deftly examines the major transformations that contributed key adaptations to the body: the advent of bipedalism; the shift to a non-fruit-based diet; the rise of hunting and gathering and our superlative endurance athletic abilities; the development of a very large brain; and the incipience of modern cultural abilities. He elucidates how cultural evolution differs from biological evolution, and how it further transformed our bodies during the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions. Lieberman illuminates how these ongoing changes have brought many benefits, but also have created novel conditions to which our bodies are not entirely adapted, resulting in a growing incidence of obesity and new but avoidable diseases, including type-2 diabetes. He proposes that many of these chronic illnesses persist and in some cases are intensifying because of "dysevolution," a pernicious dynamic whereby only the symptoms rather than the causes of these maladies are treated. And finally—provocatively—he advocates the use of evolutionary information to help nudge, push, and sometimes oblige us to create a more salubrious environment.
(With charts and line drawings throughout.)
收获比较大的书,丰富了以前太过简化的人类进化地图。而且,从此喜欢上赤脚站立和跑步了。。。 我们不能在想怎样就怎样了,整个商业社会,就在利用我们进化生理上的弱点,损害我们的健康。 难得的是,观点毫不偏激。
评分读到1/3就发现这本书的idea, logic, evidence, narrative都属一流,查了一下,原来作者是Harvard人类进化生物系的主任,终身教授。虽然断断续续读花了不少时间,但每隔一段时间确实需要这类学术上可靠的读物,才能把知识体系往前再进一步。
评分不少疾病是进化跟不上社会变迁的表现。关节不好,最好的治疗方式可能是光脚跑步,锻炼腿部脚步肌肉。
评分道理不错,但感觉太重复,可以精炼到1/3
评分道理不错,但感觉太重复,可以精炼到1/3
The Story of the Human Body 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书