Walking Upright
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First Steps
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Author : Jeremy DeSilva
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2021-04-06
First Steps written by Jeremy DeSilva and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-06 with Science categories.
Winner of the W.W. Howells Book Prize from the American Anthropological Association and named one of the best science books of 2021 by Science News “DeSilva takes us on a brilliant, fun, and scientifically deep stroll through history, anatomy, and evolution, in order to illustrate the powerful story of how a particular mode of movement helped make us one of the most wonderful, dangerous and fascinating species on Earth.”—Agustín Fuentes, Professor of Anthropology, Princeton University and author of Why We Believe: Evolution and the Human Way of Being “Breezy popular science at its best. . . . Makes a compelling case overall.”—Science News Blending history, science, and culture, a stunning and highly engaging evolutionary story exploring how walking on two legs allowed humans to become the planet’s dominant species. Humans are the only mammals to walk on two, rather than four legs—a locomotion known as bipedalism. We strive to be upstanding citizens, honor those who stand tall and proud, and take a stand against injustices. We follow in each other’s footsteps and celebrate a child’s beginning to walk. But why, and how, exactly, did we take our first steps? And at what cost? Bipedalism has its drawbacks: giving birth is more difficult and dangerous; our running speed is much slower than other animals; and we suffer a variety of ailments, from hernias to sinus problems. In First Steps, paleoanthropologist Jeremy DeSilva explores how unusual and extraordinary this seemingly ordinary ability is. A seven-million-year journey to the very origins of the human lineage, First Steps shows how upright walking was a gateway to many of the other attributes that make us human—from our technological abilities, our thirst for exploration, our use of language–and may have laid the foundation for our species’ traits of compassion, empathy, and altruism. Moving from developmental psychology labs to ancient fossil sites throughout Africa and Eurasia, DeSilva brings to life our adventure walking on two legs. Delving deeply into the story of our past and the new discoveries rewriting our understanding of human evolution, First Steps examines how walking upright helped us rise above all over species on this planet. First Steps includes an eight-page color photo insert.
The Art Of Walking Upright
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Author : Glenn Colquhoun
language : en
Publisher: Steele Roberts
Release Date : 1999-01-01
The Art Of Walking Upright written by Glenn Colquhoun and has been published by Steele Roberts this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-01-01 with Bay of Islands County (N.Z.) categories.
Glenn Colquhoun grew up "looking over the fence" in the cultural melting pot of South Auckland, New Zealand. After working in a variety of jobs he decided to become a doctor. During his training he took a year off and lived in Te Tii, in a remote part of the Bay of Islands.
First Steps How Walking Upright Made Us Human
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Author : Jeremy DeSilva
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2021-04-06
First Steps How Walking Upright Made Us Human written by Jeremy DeSilva and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-06 with Science categories.
Humans are the only mammals to walk on two, rather than four, legs. From an evolutionary perspective, this is an illogical development, as it slows us down. But here we are, suggesting there must have been something tremendous to gain from bipedalism.
The Art Of Walking Upright
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Author : Willy Jurtin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
The Art Of Walking Upright written by Willy Jurtin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with categories.
Walking Upright
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Author : Brenda McCain
language : en
Publisher: WestBow Press
Release Date : 2011-03-18
Walking Upright written by Brenda McCain and has been published by WestBow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-18 with Fiction categories.
"Who said Walking Upright would be easy?" On the surface self-assured, Tyler Kensington seems to have it alla fulfilling career on the fast track, a steady relationship, and a tight-knit circle of family and friends. But, upheaval is just around the corner. Faced with reality of losing her job and her relationship, Tyler ventures into unfamiliar territory when her best friend Alex convinces her to relocate to San Diego. Her mom chides her about growing in her relationship with the Lord and her I grew up in church mantra will gradually mean less and less. Her friends, Alex and Rae, though well-meaning, are in no position to offer Tyler spiritual advice. San Diego brings a new friend and co-worker, Chrissie, an older lady who becomes like a mother figure at her new church, Yolanda, and finally meeting someone who isnt packaged to her tastewho isnt even on her menu. Tyler whines to God, This Aint What I Ordered! "Watch what unfolds as Tyler Kensington, the self-assured, "I grew up in church girl, experiences the Word growing up in her."
Walking Upright
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Author : William Loran Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005-01-01
Walking Upright written by William Loran Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with Poetry categories.
Walking Upright
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Author : W. Loran Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006-01-01
Walking Upright written by W. Loran Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-01 with Poetry categories.
In Praise Of Walking
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Author : Shane O'Mara
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2019-08-01
In Praise Of Walking written by Shane O'Mara and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-01 with Science categories.
'Informative and persuasive enough to rouse the most ardent couch pototo' New Scientist Walking upright on two feet is a uniquely human skill. It defines us as a species. It enabled us to walk out of Africa and to spread as far as Alaska and Australia. It freed our hands and freed our minds. We put one foot in front of the other without thinking - yet how many of us know how we do that, or appreciate the advantages it gives us? In this hymn to walking, neuroscientist Shane O'Mara invites us to marvel at the benefits it confers on our bodies and minds, and urges us to appreciate - and exercise - our miraculous ability. Take this mindful approach to walking into the new year. 'Will leave you itching to go out for a good old-fashioned stroll' Mail on Sunday *A Sunday Independent Book of the Week*
The Upright Revolution
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Author : Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
language : en
Publisher: Africa List
Release Date : 2019
The Upright Revolution written by Ngugi Wa Thiong'o and has been published by Africa List this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Art categories.
Science has given us several explanations for how humans evolved from walking on four limbs to two feet. None, however, is as riveting as what master storyteller Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o offers in The Upright Revolution. Blending myth and folklore with an acute insight into the human psyche and politics, Wa Thiong'o conjures up a fantastic fable about how and why humans began to walk upright. It is a story that will appeal to children and adults alike, containing a clear and important message: "Life is connected." Originally written in Gikuyu, this short story has been translated into sixty-three languages--forty-seven of them African--making it the most translated story in the history of African literature. This new collector's edition of The Upright Revolution is richly illustrated in full color with Sunandini Banerjee's marvellous digital collages, which open up new vistas of imagination and add unique dimensions to the story.
Walking Upright
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Author : Jens Lorenz Franzen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Walking Upright written by Jens Lorenz Franzen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Science categories.
Der Band enthält die wichtigsten Resultate der 13. Internationalen Senckenberg Konferenz, die im Oktober 1999 bei der Werner Reimers Stiftung in Bad Homburg v.d.H. sowie im Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg in Frankfurt a.M. stattfand. Behandelt werden darin die Biomechanik des aufrechten Ganges ebenso wie Konstruktions- und Funktionsanalysen rezenter und fossiler Primaten, welche in diesem Zusammenhang von Bedeutung sind. Schwergewicht liegt dabei auf der Rolle, welche die Vorderextremitäten beim aufrechten Gang und seiner Evolution spielten. Dies ist ein oft vernachlässigter Aspekt, insbesondere in Zusammenhang mit der Frage, war es Pronogradie oder Orthogradie oder was sonst, von dem die evolutive Entwicklung des aufrechten Ganges ausging? Besondere Beachtung erfährt die Analyse bedeutender Fossilfunde, insbesondere des Skelettes des 3,3 Millionen Jahre alten Australopithecus von Sterkfontein, Südafrika, wie auch der berühmten FuÃ_spuren von Laetoli, Tansania. Ein spezielles Kapitel ist dem nach wie vor rätselhaften Menschenaffen Oreopithecus gewidmet, der vor etwa 8 Millionen Jahren auf Inseln des Tyrrhenischen Meeres lebte und möglicherweise bereits zweibeinig-aufrecht ging. Als Experiment der Natur könnte dieser Fall zeigen, in welchem MaÃ_e ähnliche, wenn auch nicht identische Vorbedingungen in der Evolution zu ähnlichen, wenn auch nicht identischen Resultaten führen. Der Band schlieÃ_t mit einer kurzen Zusammenfassung und Diskussion des konstruktionsmorphologischen Ansatzes bei der Rekonstruktion der Evolution des aufrechten Ganges.