Cosmosapiens : human evolution from the origin of the universe /

Specialist scientific fields are developing at incredibly swift speeds, but what can they really tell us about how the universe began and how we humans evolved to play such a dominant role on Earth? John Hands's ambitious quest is to bring together this scientific knowledge and evaluate without...

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Main Author: Hands, John, 1945- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Overlook Duckworth, [2016]
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Summary:Specialist scientific fields are developing at incredibly swift speeds, but what can they really tell us about how the universe began and how we humans evolved to play such a dominant role on Earth? John Hands's ambitious quest is to bring together this scientific knowledge and evaluate without bias or preconception all the theories and evidence about the origin and evolution of matter, life, consciousness and humankind. This book provides a comprehensive account of current ideas such as cosmic inflation, dark energy, the selfish gene and neurogenetic determinism.
Physical Description:xxvi, 674 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781468312447
1468312448