First Steps: How Upright Walking Made Us Human
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Why did humans begin walking on two legs, and how did that seemingly simple shift transform our evolutionary path? Drawing on anthropology, fossil discoveries, and vivid scientific storytelling, this exploration traces bipedalism from its earliest origins to its profound effects on the human body, brain, and way of life. Upright walking helped enable innovation, cooperation, compassion, and global dominance, while also bringing significant costs, from difficult childbirth to chronic skeletal and muscular ailments. The result is an illuminating portrait of how one distinctive adaptation shaped what it means to be human.
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paperback
HarperCollins Canada, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2021
352 pages
ISBN: 9780062938510
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First Published
2021
Language
eng
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