Thursday, October 17, 2013

The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease

In this landmark book of popular science, Daniel E. Lieberman - chair of the department of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University and a leader in the field - gives us a lucid and engaging account of how the human body evolved over millions of years, even as it shows how the increasing disparity between the jumble of adaptations in our Stone Age bodies and advancements in the modern world is occasioning this paradox: greater longevity but increased chronic disease. 

http://www.bookbrowse.com/bb_briefs/detail/index.cfm/ezine_preview_number/8915/the-story-of-the-human-body
http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/media/books/The-Human-Body-has-a-Story-to-Tell-.html

Two weeks in

*disclaimer* This was written a few days ago and now being posted!   Mambo from Arusha! It has been two weeks into our four month long stay...