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Beschreibung
'Engrossing, richly informative . . . challenges us to rethink universal health benchmarks' New Yorker
Ambitious, controversial, there's a line of humour running through it too... I learned a lot' New Scientist
A new way of thinking about diversity and what really unites us, from the internationally renowned author of Burn

As an evolutionary anthropologist conducting ground-breaking research with human populations around the globe, Herman Pontzer has come to see much more clearly how our genes and environments combine to shape our bodies and our health: for better or worse. In this book, he takes us on a tour of the human body and the surprising ways it can change in response to its environment: from the Andean groups who have developed increased lung capacity to the Sama divers who have larger spleens. He also highlights the critical ways we misinterpret biological adaptations: in healthcare, public policy and individual choices.

With so much of our wellbeing and public discourse centred on human biology, a clear understanding of the distinction between socially constructed and genetic differences is more important than ever. This timely reappraisal of an overlooked science is an essential guide to our remarkable bodies.
'Engrossing, richly informative . . . challenges us to rethink universal health benchmarks' New Yorker
Ambitious, controversial, there's a line of humour running through it too... I learned a lot' New Scientist
A new way of thinking about diversity and what really unites us, from the internationally renowned author of Burn

As an evolutionary anthropologist conducting ground-breaking research with human populations around the globe, Herman Pontzer has come to see much more clearly how our genes and environments combine to shape our bodies and our health: for better or worse. In this book, he takes us on a tour of the human body and the surprising ways it can change in response to its environment: from the Andean groups who have developed increased lung capacity to the Sama divers who have larger spleens. He also highlights the critical ways we misinterpret biological adaptations: in healthcare, public policy and individual choices.

With so much of our wellbeing and public discourse centred on human biology, a clear understanding of the distinction between socially constructed and genetic differences is more important than ever. This timely reappraisal of an overlooked science is an essential guide to our remarkable bodies.
Über den Autor
Herman Pontzer
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Importe, Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 328 S.
ISBN-13: 9780141999821
ISBN-10: 0141999829
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Pontzer, Herman
Hersteller: Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
Penguin
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 206 x 128 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Herman Pontzer
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.02.2026
Gewicht: 0,262 kg
Artikel-ID: 134515153

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