Why Are We Like This? An Evolutionary Search for Answers to Life’s Big Questions

Some questions have nipped at humanity’s heels for as long as we’ve been … well, humans. Why do we care? Why do we have sex? Why do we get cancer? Why do we have inner lives? Why do we age?

Why Are We Like This? takes us behind the scenes of the evolutionary paradoxes that make up life on this planet. Exploring with scientists, from freezing in Tasmanian sleet to visiting a laboratory of sleeping sharks in North Queensland, we see how these evolutionary mysteries might uncover the secrets of a better life for humans and the creatures we share the planet with.

Why Are We Like This? An Evolutionary Search for Answers to Life’s Big Questions
Author: Zoe Kean
Publisher name: NewSouth
Rights held for book: World
Email for rights contact: rights@unswpress.com.au
Stall number: APA Stand: Hall 6.0 B86 and B87
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