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Evolution of Everything - The Patterns and Causes of Big History

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Computational astrophysics combines modern computational methods, novel hardware designs, advanced algorithms, original software implementations, and new technologies, to discover new phenomena and to make predictions in astronomy. IAU S362 summarizes these developments through astronomers in diverse fields sharing their best practice.

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Introduction; Part I. Introduction to the Scientific Perspective on the Past; 2. The Origins of the Universe; 3. The Structure and History of the Earth; 4. Life; 5. Evolution; 6. Genetics; 7. The Evolution of Complex Life; 8. The Cambrian Explosion; 9. Fish and Land Animals; 10. Protohumans; 11. The Genus Homo; 12. Human Variation: The Science and History; 13. Evolution and Human Behavior; 14. Brain Evolution; 15. Chaos and Complexity; Part II. Science and History; 16. The Neolithic; 17. States and Nations; 18. Religion and Philosophy; 19. The Enlightenment; 20. The Industrial Revolution; 21. Economics; 22. Globalism: Money and Power; 23. Modernity; 24. Prospects for the Future.

About the author

Brian Villmoare is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). His research interests range from broad questions of evolutionary theory to high-resolution studies of the hominin face. His current research projects include studying the role of selection and genetics in evolutionary change and extinction, the specific evolutionary constraints and selection pressures responsible for hominin craniofacial form, and paleoanthropological fieldwork in Ethiopia. In 2013 he participated in the discovery of the oldest fossil specimen of our genus, Homo.

Product details

Authors Brian Villmoare, Brian (University of Nevada Villmoare
Publisher Cambridge University Press ELT
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 24.11.2022
 
EAN 9781108797320
ISBN 978-1-108-79732-0
No. of pages 432
Subjects Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries

Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, Evolution / Evolutionary biology

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