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    Future Humans: Inside the Science of Our Continuing Evolution
    Future Humans: Inside the Science of Our Continuing Evolution
    Future Humans: Inside the Science of Our Continuing Evolution
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    Future Humans: Inside the Science of Our Continuing Evolution

    Written by Scott Solomon

    Narrated by Donald Corren

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    In this intriguing book, evolutionary biologist Scott Solomon draws on the explosion of discoveries in recent years to examine the future evolution of our species. Combining knowledge of our past with current trends, Solomon offers convincing evidence that evolutionary forces still affect us today. But how will modernization-including longer lifespans, changing diets, global travel, and widespread use of medicine and contraceptives-affect our evolutionary future?

    Solomon presents an entertaining and accessible review of the latest research on human evolution in modern times, drawing on fields from genomics to medicine and the study of our microbiome. Surprising insights, on topics ranging from the rise of online dating and Cesarean sections to the spread of diseases such as HIV and Ebola, suggest that we are entering a new phase in human evolutionary history-one that makes the future less predictable and more interesting than ever before.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateOct 25, 2016
    ISBN9781515981961

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    • 3/5
      Interesting book with insights into human evolution. Not groundbreaking, but accessible for the armchair scientist. The title is mildly misleading - only the last 3-4 pages touch on the future possibilities for human evolution. I would have liked to have seen more on how modern life (e.g., medicine, diet, etc.) has impacted evolution, and, in many ways, made "survival of the fittest" a bit more complicated. Overall, though, this was a pleasant, informative read and a good introduction for those with a passing interest in evolution and genetics.Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley!
    • 2/5
      Chilling effects of self censorship are awful.

      Scattershot group of examples that isn't really necessary to prove an obvious fact if it wasn't for the messing with and finessing the dictionary definition of what is and what isn't "natural" evolution.