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Evolution Gone Wrong: The Curious Reasons Why Our Bodies Work
Evolution Gone Wrong: The Curious Reasons Why Our Bodies Work
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An eye-opening look into why our bodies work--or don't--the way they do. From blurry vision, to crooked teeth, ACLs that tear at alarming rates and spines that seem to spend a lifetime falling apart, it's a curious thing that human beings have beaten the odds as a species. After all, we're the only survivors on our branch of the tree of life. Why is it that human mothers have such a life-endangering experience giving birth? And why are there entire medical specialties for teeth and feet? In this funny, wide-ranging and often surprising book, biologist Alex Bezzerides tells us just where we inherited our adaptable, achy, brilliant bodies in the process of evolution.
The book traces the delightfully unexpected answers to these questions and many more:
Why do we blink?
Why don't our teeth regularly fit in our mouths?
Why do women menstruate when so many other mammals don't?
Why did humans stand up on two legs in the first place?
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Explores quirky, evolutionary reasons behind our bodily flaws.
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Who is this book for?
If you're curious about the strange quirks of the human body and how evolution shaped them, this book offers a humorous and enlightening perspective. Alex Bezzerides takes you on a fascinating journey through our evolutionary past, revealing surprising reasons behind common bodily features and issues. It's like having a witty evolutionary storybook that makes you see your body in a whole new light.