奇普·沃尔特(Chip Walter),科普作家、记者、电视制片人,曾任CNN主管。现为卡耐基梅隆大学梅隆学院常驻作家。经常在《科学美国人》(Scientific American)和《经济学人》(Economist)上发表文章。著有《仅存的猿》(Last ape standing)等著作。现居宾夕法尼亚州匹兹堡。
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蔡承志,科普图书专职翻译作家。译有《食物与厨艺》(三部)、《创作大事的不传之秘》、《大脑比天空更辽阔》、《知识的365堂课》、《无限大的秘密》、《如何帮地球量体重》等。
"A fluid introduction to the development of the human species."--"Booklist "Among the countless traits and behaviors that separate us from the rest of the animal kingdom, six stand out--our big toe, opposable thumb, oddly shaped pharynx, and our abilities to laugh, kiss, and cry. Though seemingly unconnected, they are actually closely linked, each marking a fork in the evolutionary road where we went one way and the rest of the animal kingdom went another. Drawing on complexity theory, the latest brain scanning techniques, and new insights from fields as diverse as anthropology and artificial intelligence, science writer Chip Walter explains why our brains grew so large and complex, why we find one another sexually attractive, how tool making laid the mental groundwork for language, why we care about what others think, and how we became the creature that laughs and cries and falls in love. Original, informative, and thought-provoking, "Thumbs, Toes, and Tears "will increase your sense of wonder and appreciation for how unique "Homo sapiens "truly is.
我们从哪里来?我们又将向何处去?奇普•沃尔特著、蔡承志译的《重返人类演化现场》提供了一个波澜壮阔又扣人心弦的故事。 600万年前,一群灵长类动物从东非的森林进入现在名之为塞伦盖蒂的那片莽原,从此开启了人类演化的大幕。经由南方古猿、能人、直立人、尼安德特人、海...
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