How Humans Adapt: A Biocultural Odyssey (Smithsonian International Symposia Series) Book by Richard Branson

How Humans Adapt: A Biocultural Odyssey (Smithsonian International Symposia Series)

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How Humans Adapt: A Biocultural Odyssey (Smithsonian International Symposia Series) Description

How Humans Adapt: A Biocultural Odyssey (Smithsonian International Symposia Series): How Humans Adapt collects the papers, commentaries, and discussions from the 1981 Smithsonian international symposium on human physical and cultural adaptations. Drawing on a variety of disciplines, How Humans Adapt sets out a complex picture of past human adaptations and speculates on how future adaptations may ensure the continued survival of the human race.

How Humans Adapt: A Biocultural Odyssey (Smithsonian International Symposia Series)

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