02740cam a2200337 4500 759825690 TxAuBib 20210923120000.0 210311s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021005457 9780593086889 hbk. 0593086880 hbk. DLC eng rda DLC GCmBT TxGR TxAuBib Heying, Heather E, author, (Heather Elizabeth.) A hunter-gatherer's guide to the 21st century [Book] : evolution and the challenges of modern life / Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein. Evolution and the challenges of modern life. First edition. [New York, NY : Portfolio/Penguin, 2021. xvi, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-289) and index. The human niche -- A brief history of the human lineage -- Ancient bodies, modern world -- Medicine -- Food -- Sleep -- Sex and gender -- Parenthood and relationship -- Childhood -- School -- Becoming adults -- Culture and consciousness -- The fourth frontier. "We are living through the most prosperous age in all of human history, yet we are listless, divided, and miserable. Wealth and comfort are unparalleled, but our political landscape is unmoored, and rates of suicide, loneliness, and chronic illness continue to skyrocket. How do we explain the gap between these truths? And how should we respond? For evolutionary biologists Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein, the cause of our troubles is clear: the accelerating rate of change in the modern world has outstripped the capacity of our brains and bodies to adapt. We evolved to live in clans, but today many people don't even know their neighbors names. In our haste to discard outdated gender roles, we increasingly deny the flesh-and-blood realities of sex and its ancient roots. The cognitive dissonance spawned by trying to live in a society we are not built for is killing us. In this book, Heying and Weinstein draw on decades of their work teaching in college classrooms and exploring Earth's most biodiverse ecosystems to confront today's pressing social ills from widespread sleep deprivation and dangerous diets to damaging parenting styles and backward education practices." --book jacket. 20210923. Human ecology. Human evolution Social aspects. Civilization, Modern Social aspects. Hunting and gathering societies. Biological diversity. Weinstein, Bret, author. RV8