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Human Evolution: A Very Short Introduction, 2nd Edition
Written by Bernard Wood
Narrated by Mike Cooper
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The study of human evolution is advancing rapidly. Newly discovered fossil evidence is adding ever more pieces to the puzzle of our past, whilst revolutionary technological advances in the study of ancient DNA are completely reshaping theories of early human populations and migrations.
In this Very Short Introduction, Bernard Wood traces the history of paleoanthropology from its beginnings in the eighteenth century to the very latest fossil finds. In this new edition he discusses how ancient DNA studies have revolutionized how we view the recent (post-550 ka) human evolution, and the process of speciation. The combination of ancient and modern human DNA has contributed to discoveries of new taxa, as well as the suggestion of "ghost" taxa whose fossil records still remain to be discovered. Considering the contributions of related sciences such as paleoclimatology, geochronology, systematics, genetics, and developmental biology, Wood explores our latest understandings of our own evolution.
In this Very Short Introduction, Bernard Wood traces the history of paleoanthropology from its beginnings in the eighteenth century to the very latest fossil finds. In this new edition he discusses how ancient DNA studies have revolutionized how we view the recent (post-550 ka) human evolution, and the process of speciation. The combination of ancient and modern human DNA has contributed to discoveries of new taxa, as well as the suggestion of "ghost" taxa whose fossil records still remain to be discovered. Considering the contributions of related sciences such as paleoclimatology, geochronology, systematics, genetics, and developmental biology, Wood explores our latest understandings of our own evolution.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Great book. Great series. I will be recommending it to other scientists.
Some chapters have terrible audio with very sharp/sibilant S sounds. A fairly inexperienced audio editor could sort it out. Several of the books in this series have poor audio quality, either throughout or intermittently. Listened through a few different devices to make sure the problem wasn’t on my side.
I wish scribd would have two separate rating systems for audiobooks: a book rating and an audio rating.
This way good authors aren’t dinged for the production company not using an audio editor.1 person found this helpful