Rob Desalle: 12 books

It is well established that all humans today, wherever they live, belong to one single species. Yet even many people who claim to abhor racism take for granted that human “races” have a biological reality. In Troublesome Science, Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall provide a lucid and forceful critique...

A lively and unconventional exploration of our senses, how they work, what is revealed when they don’t, and how they connect us to the world Over the past decade neuroscience has uncovered a wealth of new information about our senses and how they serve as our gateway to the world. This splendidly...

A celebration of beer—its science, its history, and its impact on human culture What can beer teach us about biology, history, and the natural world? From ancient Mesopotamian fermentation practices to the resurgent American craft brewery, Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall peruse the historical...

Di cosa è fatto il vino? Fisica, chimica, neuroscienze, antropologia e molto altro. Parlando di fronte a un bicchiere di buon vino, DeSalle e Tattersall hanno capito che il “nettare degli dèi” ha un legame con tutte le principali discipline scientifiche. Ne è nato un libro che racconta un viaggio...

After several million years of jostling for ecological space, only one survivor from a host of hominid species remains standing: us. Human beings are extraordinary creatures, and it is the unprecedented human brain that makes them so. In this delightfully accessible book, the authors present the first...

 Suddenly, research findings require a paradigm shift in our view of the microbial world. The Human Microbiome Project at the National Institutes of Health is well under way, and unprecedented scientific technology now allows the censusing of trillions of microbes inside and on our bodies as well as...

An excellent bottle of wine can be the spark that inspires a brainstorming session. Such was the case for Ian Tattersall and Rob DeSalle, scientists who frequently collaborate on book and museum exhibition projects. When the conversation turned to wine one evening, it almost inevitably led the two—one...

Race has provided the rationale and excuse for some of the worst atrocities in human history. Yet, according to many biologists, physical anthropologists, and geneticists, there is no valid scientific justification for the concept of race. To be more precise, although there is clearly some physical...

Contributors from a range of disciplines consider the disconnect between human evolutionary studies and the rest of evolutionary biology. The study of human evolution often seems to rely on scenarios and received wisdom rather than theory and methodology, with each new fossil or molecular analysis...

Il cervello degli esseri umani è il prodotto di una storia lunga e disordinata, un processo evolutivo tutt'altro che lineare il cui esito, per molti aspetti sorprendente, è la fisiologia attuale di questo chilo e mezzo di materia cerebrale racchiusa nel nostro cranio: eccentrica, creativa, potente...

Tras varios millones de años avanzando a trompicones por el espacio ecológico, el único superviviente de una gran cantidad de especies de homínidos que se mantiene en pie es el hombre. Los seres humanos son criaturas extraordinarias, y lo son gracias a su cerebro. En este libro, los autores presentan...

Wallace and Darwin, the Museum Mice from the Halls of the American Museum of Natural History, are off on another adventure! It's amazing what you can find in a museum and how far you can travel in a small time machine made from a yoghurt cup! Have you ever wondered where we humans all came from and...