Pandora's Seed

The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Evolution, Other Sciences, History, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
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Author: Spencer Wells ISBN: 9780679603740
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group Publication: June 8, 2010
Imprint: Random House Language: English
Author: Spencer Wells
ISBN: 9780679603740
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication: June 8, 2010
Imprint: Random House
Language: English

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.

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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.

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