Our bodies evolved to allow our ancestors to survive on the African plains. Our brains, on the other hand, have developed complex cultures and lifestyles, far removed from those of our ancestors. As a result, write Gluckman and Hanson in Mismatch , we have created a modern, artificial world that is painfully out of tune with our evolved bodies. In a compelling narrative that begins with the Sherpa in Nepal, the authors draw on the latest research, bringing together concepts from evolutionary biology, developmental science, ...
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Our bodies evolved to allow our ancestors to survive on the African plains. Our brains, on the other hand, have developed complex cultures and lifestyles, far removed from those of our ancestors. As a result, write Gluckman and Hanson in Mismatch , we have created a modern, artificial world that is painfully out of tune with our evolved bodies. In a compelling narrative that begins with the Sherpa in Nepal, the authors draw on the latest research, bringing together concepts from evolutionary biology, developmental science, medicine, anthropology and ecology to describe the nature of this mismatch, its consequences, and how we may counter it.
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