Quirks Of Human Anatomy
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Author |
: Lewis I. Held |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 275 |
Release |
: 2009-05-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780521518482 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0521518482 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis Quirks of Human Anatomy by : Lewis I. Held
This book introduces students to basic concepts in evolutionary developmental biology, for undergraduate and graduate courses.
Author |
: Lewis I. Held, Jr |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 275 |
Release |
: 2009-05-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781139477758 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1139477757 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis Quirks of Human Anatomy by : Lewis I. Held, Jr
With the emergence of the new field of evolutionary developmental biology we are witnessing a renaissance of Darwin's insights 150 years after his On the Origin of Species. Thus far, the exciting findings from 'evo-devo' have only been trickling into college courses and into the domain of non-specialists. With its focus on the human organism, Quirks of Human Anatomy opens the floodgates by stating the arguments of evo-devo in plain English, and by offering a cornucopia of interesting case studies and examples. Its didactic value is enhanced by 24 schematic diagrams that integrate a host of disparate observations, by its Socratic question-and-answer format, and by its unprecedented compilation of the literature. By framing the 'hows' of development in terms of the 'whys' of evolution, it lets readers probe the deepest questions of biology. Readers will find the book educational and enjoyable, as it revels in the fun of scientific exploration.
Author |
: Maria Birmingham |
Publisher |
: Owlkids |
Total Pages |
: 39 |
Release |
: 2014 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1771470100 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781771470100 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tastes Like Music by : Maria Birmingham
Describes seventeen ways in which some people are unlike everyone else because of differerences in their bodies or their brains, and interviews people with these conditions, many of whom did not know there was anyone else like them.
Author |
: Armand Marie Leroi |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 449 |
Release |
: 2005-01-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781101562765 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1101562765 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Synopsis Mutants by : Armand Marie Leroi
Visit Armand Marie Leroi on the web: http://armandleroi.com/index.html Stepping effortlessly from myth to cutting-edge science, Mutants gives a brilliant narrative account of our genetic code and the captivating people whose bodies have revealed it—a French convent girl who found herself changing sex at puberty; children who, echoing Homer’s Cyclops, are born with a single eye in the middle of their foreheads; a village of long-lived Croatian dwarves; one family, whose bodies were entirely covered with hair, was kept at the Burmese royal court for four generations and gave Darwin one of his keenest insights into heredity. This elegant, humane, and engaging book “captures what we know of the development of what makes us human” (Nature).
Author |
: Nathan H. Lents |
Publisher |
: HarperCollins |
Total Pages |
: 255 |
Release |
: 2018-05-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781328974679 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1328974677 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis Human Errors by : Nathan H. Lents
A biology professor’s “funny, fascinating” tour of the physical imperfections—from faulty knees to junk DNA—that make us human (Discover). We humans like to think of ourselves as highly evolved creatures. But if we are supposedly evolution’s greatest creation, why do we have such bad knees? Why do we catch head colds so often—two hundred times more often than a dog does? How come our wrists have so many useless bones? Why is the vast majority of our genetic code pointless? And are we really supposed to swallow and breathe through the same narrow tube? Surely there’s been some kind of mistake? As professor of biology Nathan H. Lents explains in Human Errors, our evolutionary history is indeed nothing if not a litany of mistakes, each more entertaining and enlightening than the last. The human body is one big pile of compromises. But that is also a testament to our greatness: as Lents shows, humans have so many design flaws precisely because we are very, very good at getting around them. A rollicking, deeply informative tour of humans’ four-billion-year-and-counting evolutionary saga, Human Errors both celebrates our imperfections and offers an unconventional accounting of the cost of our success. “An insightful and entertaining romp through the myriad ways in which the human body falls short of an engineering ideal—and the often-surprising reasons why.” —Ian Tattersall, author of The Monkey in the Mirror
Author |
: Leanne Boucher Gill |
Publisher |
: American Psychological Association |
Total Pages |
: 112 |
Release |
: 2021-06-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781433835780 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1433835789 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Synopsis Big Brain Book by : Leanne Boucher Gill
2022 KIDS' BOOK CHOICE AWARDS WINNER FOR BEST INFO MEETS GRAPHICS! Readers are welcomed to the Lobe Labs and Dr. Brain activities in this brightly illustrated, highly engaging book that uses science to answer interesting questions that kids have about the brain and human behavior. This is a fun primer on psychology and neuroscience that makes complex psychological phenomenon and neural mechanisms relatable to kids through illustrations, interesting factoids, and more. Chapters include: What is the brain made up of and how does it work? Why can’t I tickle myself? Why do they shine a light in my eyes when I hit my head in the game? Answers draw from both psychology and neuroscience, giving ample examples of how the science is relevant to the question and to the reader’s life experiences.
Author |
: Rita Carter |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 258 |
Release |
: 2009-08-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780756662158 |
ISBN-13 |
: 075666215X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Human Brain Book by : Rita Carter
The Human Brain Book is a complete guide to the one organ in the body that makes each of us what we are - unique individuals. It combines the latest findings from the field of neuroscience with expert text and state-of-the-art illustrations and imaging techniques to provide an incomparable insight into every facet of the brain. Layer by layer, it reveals the fascinating details of this remarkable structure, covering all the key anatomy and delving into the inner workings of the mind, unlocking its many mysteries, and helping you to understand what's going on in those millions of little gray and white cells. Tricky concepts are illustrated and explained with clarity and precision, as The Human Brain Book looks at how the brain sends messages to the rest of the body, how we think and feel, how we perform unconscious actions (for example, breathing), explores the nature of genius, asks why we behave the way we do, explains how we see and hear things, and how and why we dream. Physical and psychological disorders affecting the brain and nervous system are clearly illustrated and summarized in easy-to-understand terms.
Author |
: Gary Marcus |
Publisher |
: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages |
: 228 |
Release |
: 2009-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 054723824X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780547238241 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (4X Downloads) |
Synopsis Kluge by : Gary Marcus
A New York University psychologist argues that the mind is a "kluge"-a clumsy, cobbled-together contraption-as he ponders the accidents of evolution that caused this structure and what we can do about it.
Author |
: Tish Rabe |
Publisher |
: HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages |
: 50 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780007284849 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0007284845 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis Inside Your Outside! by : Tish Rabe
Introduces beginning readers to important concepts about the human body.
Author |
: Steven Heller |
Publisher |
: Rockport Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 208 |
Release |
: 2009-03-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781610601580 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1610601580 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Synopsis Anatomy of Design by : Steven Heller
DIVAnatomy of Design dissects fifty examples of graphic design piece by piece, revealing an array of influences and inspirations. These pieces represent contemporary artifacts that are well conceived, finely crafted, and filled with hidden treasures. Some are overtly complex. Others are so simple that it is hard to believe there’s a storehouse of inspiration hidden underneath. The selections include all kinds of design work including posters, packages, and more. Each exhibit is selected for its ubiquity, thematic import, and aesthetic significance, and every page shows howgreat work is derived from various inspirational and physical sources, some well-known, some unknown./div