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Ancestors in Our Genome

The New Science of Human Evolution

de Eugene E. Harris ...

Narrado por Chris Sorensen ...

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10 hora 2 minutos

In Ancestors in Our Genome, molecular anthropologist Eugene E. Harris presents us with a complete and up-to-date account of the evolution of the human genome and our species. Written from the perspective of population genetics, and in simple terms, the book traces human origins back to their source among our earliest human ancestors, and explains many of the most intriguing questions that genome ... Leer más

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In Ancestors in Our Genome, molecular anthropologist Eugene E. Harris presents us with a complete and up-to-date account of the evolution of the human genome and our species. Written from the perspective of population genetics, and in simple terms, the book traces human origins back to their source among our earliest human ancestors, and explains many of the most intriguing questions that genome
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Hubris

The Rise, Fall, and Future of Humanity

de Johannes Krause, Thomas Trappe ...

Narrado por Stephen R. Thorne ...

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8 hora 38 minutos

Humans are the most intelligent beings this planet has ever produced. But how is it that we find ourselves faced with an existential crisis that threatens to overwhelm us?Leading archaeogeneticist Johannes Krause and journalist Thomas Trappe investigate what DNA can tell us about how we got where we are and what our future might be. They show how the first humans were defeated again and again and ... Leer más

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Humans are the most intelligent beings this planet has ever produced. But how is it that we find ourselves faced with an existential crisis that threatens to overwhelm us?Leading archaeogeneticist Johannes Krause and journalist Thomas Trappe investigate what DNA can tell us about how we got where we are and what our future might be. They show how the first humans were defeated again and again and
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Ever Since Darwin

Reflections in Natural History

de Stephen Jay Gould ...

Narrado por Jonathan Sleep ...

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8 hora 7 minutos

More than any other modern scientists, Stephen Jay Gould has opened up to millions the wonders of evolutionary biology. His genius as an essayist lies in his unmatched ability to use his knowledge of the world, including popular culture, to illuminate the realm of science.Ever Since Darwin, Stephen Jay Gould's first book, has sold more than a quarter of a million copies. Like all succeeding ... Leer más

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More than any other modern scientists, Stephen Jay Gould has opened up to millions the wonders of evolutionary biology. His genius as an essayist lies in his unmatched ability to use his knowledge of the world, including popular culture, to illuminate the realm of science.Ever Since Darwin, Stephen Jay Gould's first book, has sold more than a quarter of a million copies. Like all succeeding
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Wonderful Life

The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History

de Stephen Jay Gould ...

Narrado por Jonathan Sleep ...

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10 hora 42 minutos

"[An] extraordinary book . . . Mr. Gould is an exceptional combination of scientist and science writer . . . He is thus exceptionally well placed to tell these stories, and he tells them with fervor and intelligence."—James Gleick, New York Times Book ReviewHigh in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It holds the remains of an ... Leer más

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"[An] extraordinary book . . . Mr. Gould is an exceptional combination of scientist and science writer . . . He is thus exceptionally well placed to tell these stories, and he tells them with fervor and intelligence."—James Gleick, New York Times Book ReviewHigh in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It holds the remains of an
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The Flamingo's Smile

Reflections in Natural History

de Stephen Jay Gould ...

Narrado por Jonathan Sleep ...

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13 hora 33 minutos

Evolutionary theory in the theme that binds together these essays on such seemingly disparate topics as the feeding habits of flamingos, flowers and snails that change from male to female and sometimes back again, and the extinction from baseball of the .400 hitter. ... Leer más

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Evolutionary theory in the theme that binds together these essays on such seemingly disparate topics as the feeding habits of flamingos, flowers and snails that change from male to female and sometimes back again, and the extinction from baseball of the .400 hitter.
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The Pattern Seekers

How Autism Drives Human Invention

de Simon Baron-Cohen ...

Narrado por Jonathan Cowley ...

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5 hora 42 minutos

A groundbreaking argument about the link between autism and ingenuity.Why can humans alone invent? In The Pattern Seekers, Cambridge University psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen makes a case that autism is as crucial to our creative and cultural history as the mastery of fire. Indeed, Baron-Cohen argues that autistic people have played a key role in human progress for seventy thousand years, from the ... Leer más

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A groundbreaking argument about the link between autism and ingenuity.Why can humans alone invent? In The Pattern Seekers, Cambridge University psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen makes a case that autism is as crucial to our creative and cultural history as the mastery of fire. Indeed, Baron-Cohen argues that autistic people have played a key role in human progress for seventy thousand years, from the
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Cognitive Gadgets

The Cultural Evolution of Thinking

de Cecilia Heyes ...

Narrado por Esther Wane ...

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7 hora 34 minutos

How did human minds become so different from those of other animals? What accounts for our capacity to understand the way the physical world works, to think ourselves into the minds of others, to gossip, read, tell stories about the past, and imagine the future? These questions are not new: they have been debated by philosophers, psychologists, anthropologists, evolutionists, and neurobiologists ... Leer más

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How did human minds become so different from those of other animals? What accounts for our capacity to understand the way the physical world works, to think ourselves into the minds of others, to gossip, read, tell stories about the past, and imagine the future? These questions are not new: they have been debated by philosophers, psychologists, anthropologists, evolutionists, and neurobiologists
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The Secret of Our Success

How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter

de Joseph Henrich ...

Narrado por Jonathan Yen ...

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17 hora 15 minutos

Humans are a puzzling species. On the one hand, we struggle to survive on our own in the wild, often failing to overcome even basic challenges, like obtaining food, building shelters, or avoiding predators. On the other hand, human groups have produced ingenious technologies, sophisticated languages, and complex institutions that have permitted us to successfully expand into a vast range of ... Leer más

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Humans are a puzzling species. On the one hand, we struggle to survive on our own in the wild, often failing to overcome even basic challenges, like obtaining food, building shelters, or avoiding predators. On the other hand, human groups have produced ingenious technologies, sophisticated languages, and complex institutions that have permitted us to successfully expand into a vast range of
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The Huxleys

An Intimate History of Evolution

de Alison Bashford ...

Narrado por Jennifer M. Dixon ...

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17 hora 48 minutos

This momentous biography tells the story of the Huxleys: the Victorian natural historian T. H. Huxley ("Darwin's Bulldog") and his grandson, the scientist, conservationist, and zoologist Julian Huxley. Between them, they communicated to the world the great modern story of the theory of evolution by natural selection. In The Huxleys, celebrated historian Alison Bashford writes about these ... Leer más

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This momentous biography tells the story of the Huxleys: the Victorian natural historian T. H. Huxley ("Darwin's Bulldog") and his grandson, the scientist, conservationist, and zoologist Julian Huxley. Between them, they communicated to the world the great modern story of the theory of evolution by natural selection. In The Huxleys, celebrated historian Alison Bashford writes about these
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The Horse

The Epic History of Our Noble Companion

de Wendy Williams ...

Narrado por Angela Brazil ...

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11 hora 41 minutos

Horses have a story to tell, one of resilience, sociability, and intelligence, and of partnership with human beings. In The Horse, journalist and equestrienne Wendy Williams brings that story brilliantly to life.Williams chronicles the 56-million-year journey of horses as she visits with experts around the world, exploring what our biological affinities and differences can tell us about the bond ... Leer más

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Horses have a story to tell, one of resilience, sociability, and intelligence, and of partnership with human beings. In The Horse, journalist and equestrienne Wendy Williams brings that story brilliantly to life.Williams chronicles the 56-million-year journey of horses as she visits with experts around the world, exploring what our biological affinities and differences can tell us about the bond
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Seven Skeletons

The Evolution of the World's Most Famous Human Fossils

de Lydia Pyne ...

Narrado por Randye Kaye ...

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7 hora 49 minutos

Over the last century, the search for human ancestors has spanned four continents and resulted in the discovery of hundreds of fossils. While most of these discoveries live quietly in museums, there are a few that have become world-renowned celebrity personas. In Seven Skeletons, historian of science Lydia Pyne explores how seven such famous fossils of our ancestors have the social cachet they ... Leer más

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Over the last century, the search for human ancestors has spanned four continents and resulted in the discovery of hundreds of fossils. While most of these discoveries live quietly in museums, there are a few that have become world-renowned celebrity personas. In Seven Skeletons, historian of science Lydia Pyne explores how seven such famous fossils of our ancestors have the social cachet they
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Purpose

What Evolution and Human Nature Imply about the Meaning of Our Existence

de Samuel T. Wilkinson ...

Narrado por Mike Lenz ...

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7 hora 18 minutos

Generations have been taught that evolution implies there is no overarching purpose to our existence. Some scientists take this logic one step further, suggesting that evolution is intrinsically atheistic and goes against the concept of God.But is this true?By integrating emerging principles from a variety of scientific disciplines—ranging from evolutionary biology to psychology—Yale Professor ... Leer más

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Generations have been taught that evolution implies there is no overarching purpose to our existence. Some scientists take this logic one step further, suggesting that evolution is intrinsically atheistic and goes against the concept of God.But is this true?By integrating emerging principles from a variety of scientific disciplines—ranging from evolutionary biology to psychology—Yale Professor
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How Life Works

A User’s Guide to the New Biology

de Philip Ball ...

Narrado por Philip Ball ...

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17 hora 40 minutos

Biology is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. Several aspects of the standard picture of how life works have been exposed as incomplete, misleading, or wrong.In How Life Works, Philip Ball explores the new biology, revealing life to be a far richer, more ingenious affair than we had guessed. Ball explains that there is no unique place to look for an answer to this question: life is a ... Leer más

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Biology is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. Several aspects of the standard picture of how life works have been exposed as incomplete, misleading, or wrong.In How Life Works, Philip Ball explores the new biology, revealing life to be a far richer, more ingenious affair than we had guessed. Ball explains that there is no unique place to look for an answer to this question: life is a
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Design Dissected

Is the design real?

de David J Galloway ...

Narrado por David J Galloway ...

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5 hora 58 minutos

Many people assert that all of reality, including life, has simply emerged as a result of natural law and circumstance. How credible is that assumption? How well does it fit with what we find? Exquisite features of apparent design are in evidence everywhere we look. Either something is responsible for all the molecular engineering of life or, it just happened and nothing is directly responsible. ... Leer más

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Many people assert that all of reality, including life, has simply emerged as a result of natural law and circumstance. How credible is that assumption? How well does it fit with what we find? Exquisite features of apparent design are in evidence everywhere we look. Either something is responsible for all the molecular engineering of life or, it just happened and nothing is directly responsible.
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LUCA: Ancestor to Every Living Organism

Meet Microbial Ancestor of All Life on Earth

de Turing Editorial Team ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Madison G ...

Completo

33 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This audiobook is a Weekend Pocketbook on Everything You Should Know About the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA), the ancient root from which every living thing on Earth descends. Written in everyday language, we explore how life may have emerged on a young, violent planet, and why the deepest story of biology is also the story of us.How far back ... Leer más

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This audiobook is a Weekend Pocketbook on Everything You Should Know About the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA), the ancient root from which every living thing on Earth descends. Written in everyday language, we explore how life may have emerged on a young, violent planet, and why the deepest story of biology is also the story of us.How far back
... Leer más
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The Third Chimpanzee

The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal

de Jared Diamond ...

Narrado por Rob Shapiro ...

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15 hora 33 minutos

The Development of an Extraordinary SpeciesWe human beings share 98 percent of our genes with chimpanzees. Yet humans are the dominant species on the planet -- having founded civilizations and religions, developed intricate and diverse forms of communication, learned science, built cities, and created breathtaking works of art -- while chimps remain animals concerned primarily with the basic ... Leer más

$22.50 USD

The Development of an Extraordinary SpeciesWe human beings share 98 percent of our genes with chimpanzees. Yet humans are the dominant species on the planet -- having founded civilizations and religions, developed intricate and diverse forms of communication, learned science, built cities, and created breathtaking works of art -- while chimps remain animals concerned primarily with the basic
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This View of Life

Completing the Darwinian Revolution

de David Sloan Wilson ...

Narrado por René Ruiz ...

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8 hora 8 minutos

It is widely understood that Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution completely revolutionized the study of biology. Yet, according to David Sloan Wilson, the Darwinian revolution won’t be truly complete until it is applied more broadly—to everything associated with the words “human,” “culture,” and “policy.”In a series of engaging and insightful examples—from the breeding of hens to the timing of ... Leer más

$17.50 USD

It is widely understood that Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution completely revolutionized the study of biology. Yet, according to David Sloan Wilson, the Darwinian revolution won’t be truly complete until it is applied more broadly—to everything associated with the words “human,” “culture,” and “policy.”In a series of engaging and insightful examples—from the breeding of hens to the timing of
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Super Fly

The Unexpected Lives of the World's Most Successful Insects

de Jonathan Balcombe ...

Narrado por Jonathan Balcombe ...

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8 hora 41 minutos

**Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award for Natural History and a New York Times Editors Choice Pick"After reading Super Fly, you will never take a fly for granted again. Thank you, Jonathan Balcombe, for reminding us of the infinite marvels of everyday creatures."—Sy Montgomery, Author of How to Be a Good Creature**From an expert in animal consciousness, a book that will turn the fly on the ... Leer más

$17.50 USD

**Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award for Natural History and a New York Times Editors Choice Pick"After reading Super Fly, you will never take a fly for granted again. Thank you, Jonathan Balcombe, for reminding us of the infinite marvels of everyday creatures."—Sy Montgomery, Author of How to Be a Good Creature**From an expert in animal consciousness, a book that will turn the fly on the
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Sounds Wild and Broken

Sonic Marvels, Evolution's Creativity, and the Crisis of Sensory Extinction

de David George Haskell ...

Narrado por David George Haskell, Steven Jay Cohen ...

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15 hora 34 minutos

**Finalist for the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction and the 2023 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardWinner of the Acoustical Society of America's 2023 Science Communication Award“[A] glorious guide to the miracle of life’s sound.” —The New York Times Book ReviewA lyrical exploration of the diverse sounds of our planet, the creative processes that produced these marvels, and the ... Leer más

$25.00 USD

**Finalist for the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction and the 2023 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardWinner of the Acoustical Society of America's 2023 Science Communication Award“[A] glorious guide to the miracle of life’s sound.” —The New York Times Book ReviewA lyrical exploration of the diverse sounds of our planet, the creative processes that produced these marvels, and the
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Dirt, Bones & DNA: A Paleo Manifesto

de Olivia H. Mirela ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Mary G ...

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4 hora 2 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Your body speaks a language written millions of years ago—a code etched into your DNA long before agriculture, industry, or digital technology existed. Yet in our modern world, we've lost fluency in this primal dialect, creating a profound mismatch between our ancient biology and contemporary environment.Discover why chronic inflammation, autoimmune ... Leer más

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Your body speaks a language written millions of years ago—a code etched into your DNA long before agriculture, industry, or digital technology existed. Yet in our modern world, we've lost fluency in this primal dialect, creating a profound mismatch between our ancient biology and contemporary environment.Discover why chronic inflammation, autoimmune
... Leer más
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Maker’s Codex, The: Origin

An Inquiry into Design, Purpose, and the System of Life

de Uğur Doğan ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Matt G ...

Series Audiolibro 3 - The Maker’s Codex
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5 hora 15 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What if life was made not only to survive—but to be addressed?The Maker’s Codex: Origin explores a question beneath biology, evolution, technology, and human existence: why might living systems contain pathways that humanity could one day learn to reach?The inquiry begins with evolution and adaptation—not to deny them, but to examine where their ... Leer más

$14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What if life was made not only to survive—but to be addressed?The Maker’s Codex: Origin explores a question beneath biology, evolution, technology, and human existence: why might living systems contain pathways that humanity could one day learn to reach?The inquiry begins with evolution and adaptation—not to deny them, but to examine where their
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It's Not A Diet

The Number One Sunday Times bestseller

de Davinia Taylor ...

Narrado por Davinia Taylor ...

Series Audiolibro 1 - Davinia Taylor
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6 hora 18 minutos

'A personal, fun and positive book encouraging dietary diversity and NOT calorie counting' Professor Tim Spector, author of The Diet Myth and Spoon-Fed'Empowering' Hello! magazineWhy stress causes weight gainHow fasting makes you less hungryWhy sunflower oil is unhealthyHow cold showers can cut your carb cravings... ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

'A personal, fun and positive book encouraging dietary diversity and NOT calorie counting' Professor Tim Spector, author of The Diet Myth and Spoon-Fed'Empowering' Hello! magazineWhy stress causes weight gainHow fasting makes you less hungryWhy sunflower oil is unhealthyHow cold showers can cut your carb cravings...
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Spektrum Kompakt: Humanevolution - Der Weg zum modernen Menschen

de Spektrum Kompakt, Spektrum Kompakt ...

Narrado por Simone Terbrack ...

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2 hora 52 minutos

Es ist eine Frage, die sich Menschen seit Tausenden von Jahren stellen: Woher kommen wir? Nach Antworten suchen Fachleute auch in unserer DNA – und hier decken sie einige Sensationen auf. Im Erbgut von Homo sapiens befinden sich nämlich Abschnitte, die gar nicht von den Ahnen unserer Spezies stammen. Neandertaler, Denisovianer und weitere, noch unbekannte Vettern der Gattung Homo haben sich ... Leer más

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Es ist eine Frage, die sich Menschen seit Tausenden von Jahren stellen: Woher kommen wir? Nach Antworten suchen Fachleute auch in unserer DNA – und hier decken sie einige Sensationen auf. Im Erbgut von Homo sapiens befinden sich nämlich Abschnitte, die gar nicht von den Ahnen unserer Spezies stammen. Neandertaler, Denisovianer und weitere, noch unbekannte Vettern der Gattung Homo haben sich
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Первые шаги: Как прямохождение сделало нас людьми

de Джереми Десильва ...

Narrado por Артем Пахомов ...

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12 hora 6 minutos

Мы, люди, — единственные млекопитающие, которые ходят на двух, а не на четырех ногах, и воспринимаем это как само собой разумеющееся. Мы с нетерпением ждем первых шагов наших малышей, но как сделали свои первые шаги наши предки? Мы стараемся высоко держать голову, но какой ценой прямохождение далось человеку? В аудиокниге «Первые шаги» палеоантрополог Джереми Десильва исследует, насколько ... Leer más

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Мы, люди, — единственные млекопитающие, которые ходят на двух, а не на четырех ногах, и воспринимаем это как само собой разумеющееся. Мы с нетерпением ждем первых шагов наших малышей, но как сделали свои первые шаги наши предки? Мы стараемся высоко держать голову, но какой ценой прямохождение далось человеку? В аудиокниге «Первые шаги» палеоантрополог Джереми Десильва исследует, насколько
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