First steps
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Humans are the only mammals to walk on two, rather than four, legs. From an evolutionary perspective, this is an illogical development, as it slows us down. But here we are, suggesting there must have been something tremendous to gain from bipedalism.
Humans are the only mammals to walk on two, rather than four, legs. From an evolutionary perspective, this is an illogical development, as it slows us down. But here we are, suggesting there must have been something tremendous to gain from bipedalism.
First Steps takes our ordinary, everyday walking experience and reveals how unusual and extraordinary it truly is. The seven-million-year-long journey through the origins of upright walking shows how it was in fact a gateway to many of the other attributes that make us human—from our technological skills and sociality to our thirst for exploration.
DeSilva uses early human evolution to explain the instinct that propels a crawling infant to toddle onto two feet, differences between how men and women tend to walk, physical costs of upright walking, including hernias, varicose veins and backache, and the challenges of childbirth imposed by a bipedal pelvis. And he theorises that upright walking may have laid the foundation for the traits of compassion, empathy and altruism that characterise our species today and helped us become the dominant species on this planet.
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Taal: en
Uitvoering: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 14 april 2022
Aantal pagina's: 352
Illustraties: Nee
Hoofdauteur: Jeremy Desilva
Tweede Auteur: Jeremy Desilva
Verteller: Kaleo Griffith
Hoofduitgeverij: William Collins
Fabrikantgegevens: De informatie van de fabrikant is momenteel niet beschikbaar.
AI-gegenereerd: Nee
Product breedte: 129 mm
Product hoogte: 22 mm
Product lengte: 198 mm
Studieboek: Ja
Verpakking breedte: 129 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 22 mm
Verpakking lengte: 198 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 240 g
EAN: 9780008342876