Wilson, Edward O
Summary: Studying animal behavior to understand human behavior.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.5 WILWilson, Edward O.
Summary: Asserting that religious creeds and philosophical questions can be reduced to purely genetic and evolutionary components, and that the human body and mind have a physical base obedient to the laws of physics and chemistry, Genesis demonstrates that the only way for us to fully understand human behavior is to study the evolutionary histories of nonhuman species. Of these, Wilson demonstrates...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 591.5 WILWaal, F. B. M. de (Frans B. M.)
Summary: A renowned primatologist argues that ethical behavior witnessed in animals is the evolutionary and biological origin of human fairness and explains that morality has more to do with natural instincts than with religion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.052 WAAWilson, David Sloan
Summary: David Sloan Wilson, one of the world’s leading evolutionists, addresses a question that has puzzled philosophers, psychologists, and evolutionary biologists for centuries: Does altruism exist naturally among the Earth’s creatures? The key to understanding the existence of altruism, Wilson argues, is by understanding the role it plays in the social organization of groups. Groups that function...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576 WILHare, Brian
Summary: "Brian Hare, dog researcher, evolutionary anthropologist, and founder of the Duke Canine Cognition Center, and Vanessa Woods offer revolutionary new insights into dog intelligence and the interior lives of our smartest pets. In the past decade, we have learned more about how dogs think than in the last century. Breakthroughs in cognitive science, pioneered by Brian Hare have proven dogs have a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 HARFoster, Charles
Summary: "A radically immersive exploration of three pivotal moments in the evolution of human consciousness, asking what kinds of creatures humans were, are, and might yet be"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.7 FOSBlackmore, Susan J.
Summary: Uniquely among animals, humans are capable of imitation and so can copy from one another ideas, habits, skills, behaviors, inventions, songs and stories. These are all memes, a term first coined by Richard Dawkins in 1976. According to memetic theory, memes, like genes, are replicators, competing to get into as many brains as possible, and this memetic competition has fashioned our minds and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.5 BLAWright, Robert
Summary: An accessible introduction to the science of evolutionary psychology and how it explains many aspects of human nature. Unlike many books on the topic, which focus on abstractions like kin selection, this book focuses on Darwinian explanations of why we are the way we are--emotionally and morally--and interweaves episodes from Darwin's own life as illuminating examples. Wright deals particularly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.5 WRISchilthuizen, Menno.
Summary: An ecologist and evolutionary biologist demonstrate that the more that is known about the private parts of various species of animals, the more understanding there can be about humanity's place in the diversity of life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 573.6 SCHBrandt, Anthony K.
Summary: This powerful, wide-ranging exploration of human creativity explores how individuals, organizations, and educational institutions can benefit from fostering it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Catapult 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153 BRAChagnon, Napoleon A.
Summary: Chagnon describes his controversial life-long research among the Yanomam Indians, describing how his beliefs in the evolutionary advantages of their inherent violence have been systematically rejected by politically correct scientists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.5 CHAToomey, David
Summary: "For readers of Inside of a Dog and The Soul of an Octopus, a fascinating, charming, and revelatory look at the science behind why animals play that shows how life--at its most fundamental level--is playful. In Kingdom of Play, critically acclaimed science writer David Toomey takes us on a fast-paced and entertaining tour of playful animals and the scientists who study them. From octopuses on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Dartnell, Lewis
Summary: "Being Human is history made flesh. It will change the way you see the world. We are a wonder of evolution. Powerful yet dextrous, instinctive yet thoughtful, we are expert communicators and innovators. Our exceptional abilities have created the civilisation we know today. But we're also deeply flawed. Our bodies break, choke and fail, whether we're kings or peasants. Diseases thwart our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Bodley Head 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2 DARLosos, Jonathan B.
Summary: "The past, present, and future of the world's most popular and beloved pet, from a leading evolutionary biologist and great cat lover The domestic cat-your cat-has, from its evolutionary origins in Africa, been transformed in comparatively little time into one of the most successful and diverse species on the planet. Jonathan Losos, writing as both a scientist and a cat lover, explores how...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Takes you soaring through the sky and around the world in an exciting journey from the bird's distant dinosaur past to its present astonishing variety. Take an up-close look at the staggering range of sizes, shapes, and habitats of these creatures.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV EYEGoodman, Susan E.
Summary: A whimsically illustrated guide to the inner life of dogs shares lighthearted insights into dog evolution and behavior while profiling common breeds and explaining what a dog experiences while looking at a sunset and smelling the ground.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.7 GOOCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.7 GOOMcNulty, Faith.
Summary: Examines the physical characteristics, behavior, and evolution of this gentle creature.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1994
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2 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MCNClarke, Barry.
Summary: Examines the evolution, behavior, physical characteristics, and life cycle of all kinds of amphibians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2005
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Place a hold to request this item.Clarke, Barry.
Summary: Examines the evolution, behavior, physical characteristics, and life cycle of all kinds of amphibians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A.A. Knopf 1993
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 597.6 CLAParker, Steve.
Summary: Discusses these misunderstood animals, covering their evolution, behavior, geographical ranges, reproduction, physiology, and place in mythology.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 1999