Pandora's Seed by Spencer Wells
Ten thousand years ago, our species made a radical shift in its way of life: We became farmers rather than hunter-gatherers. Although this decision propelled us into the modern world, renowned geneticist and anthropologist Spencer Wells demonstrates that such a dramatic change in lifestyle had a downside that we're only now beginning to recognize. Growing grain crops ultimately made humans more sedentary and unhealthy and made the planet more crowded. The expanding population and the need to apportion limited resources created hierarchies and inequalities. Freedom of movement was replaced by a pressure to work that is the forebear of the anxiety millions feel today. Spencer Wells offers a hopeful prescription for altering a life to which we were always ill-suited. Pandora's Seed is an eye-opening book for anyone fascinated by the past and concerned about the future.
The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey, an award-winning book and documentary, aired on PBS in the U.S. and National Geographic Channel internationally. Written and presented by Wells, the film chronicled his globe-circling, DNA-gathering expeditions in 2001-02 and laid the groundwork for the Genographic Project.
His second book, Deep Ancestry: Inside the Genographic Project, was published by National Geographic and has been one of NGBooks's best-selling science narratives. His third book, Pandora's Seed, was published last year by Random House.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781400062157 |
| ISBN 10 | 1400062152 |
| Title | Pandora's Seed |
| Author | Spencer Wells |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Microfilm |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2010-06-08 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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