LEADER 02441nam 2200481 450 001 9910154722703321 005 20230810001453.0 010 $a0-19-870453-4 010 $a0-19-100970-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000971694 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4774193 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000971694 100 $a20170118h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe cradle of humanity $ehow East Africa became the birthplace of the brainy ape /$fMark Maslin ; foreword by Richard Leakey 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aNew York, New York :$cOxford University Press,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (256 pages) $cillustrations, tables, photographs 311 $a0-19-870452-6 311 $a0-19-100971-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aEarly human evolution -- Tectonics and climate -- Cradle of humanity -- Global climate change -- Celestial mechanics -- African climate pulses -- The social brain -- The future of humanity. 330 $aPOPULAR SCIENCE. Humans are rather weak when compared with many other animals. We are not particular fast and have no natural weapons. Yet Homo sapiens currently number nearly 7.5 billion and are set to rise to nearly 10 billion by the middle of this century. We have influenced almost every part of the Earth system and as a consequence are changing the global environmental and evolutionary trajectory of the Earth. So how did we become the worlds apex predator and take over the planet? Fundamental to our success is our intelligence, not only individually but more importantly collectively. But why did evolution favour the brainy ape? Given the calorific cost of running our large brains, not to mention the difficulties posed for childbirth, this bizarre adaptation must have given our ancestors a considerable advantage. 606 $aHuman ecology$zAfrica 606 $aHuman geography$zAfrica 607 $aAfrica$xEnvironmental conditions 615 0$aHuman ecology 615 0$aHuman geography 676 $a304.2096 700 $aMaslin$b Mark$0629384 702 $aLeakey$b Richard 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910154722703321 996 $aThe cradle of humanity$92889695 997 $aUNINA