
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes
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Adam Rutherford
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By:
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Adam Rutherford
A National Geographic Best Book of the Year
In our unique genomes, every one of us carries the story of our species - births, deaths, disease, war, famine, migration, and a lot of sex.
But those stories have always been locked away - until now.
Who are our ancestors? Where did they come from? Geneticists have suddenly become historians, and the hard evidence in our DNA has completely upended what we thought we knew about ourselves. Acclaimed science writer Adam Rutherford explains exactly how genomics is completely rewriting the human story - from 100,000 years ago to the present.
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Thought provoking and interesting
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Excellent
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I work in gene therapy and I liked it.
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A good review of where we are in genetics
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Solid popular science
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Astonishing breadth of information easy to understand
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My only concern/ annoyance was what he thinks is comedic. If the author does not understand something then he should not presume it is unimportant, wrong, unexplored, or unscientific. A few times he likened astrology (5000 years old) to an unscientific expression. I know several PhD in astrophysics who would shudder at what the author thought is the gamut of astrology.
Enthusiastic comprehensive view of us
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Bravo!
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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived while more involved in description of gene mutation or alteration which may not be easy to follow, has a good balance between evolution and impact on social behavior possibly rooting from misunderstandings or sheer lack ok knowledge. I highly recommend it to parents so they can raise informed children.
It’s a good mix of biology and social evolution
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Another reviewer recommended this book for high school students. I agree, but allow me to provide some reasons:
- The book covers biology, genetics, statistics, history, sociology, anthropology and so on. To understand how they interact would be a good paper for a high school senior to tackle.
- The book contains unsupported opinion and supported opinions. To develop a skill for detecting the difference would be useful as a life skill.
- The book shows of the author's argument's strengths and exposes some weaknesses. Identifying and discussing them can build community and teach the value of earnest and honest pursuit of truth even with obvious imperfections.
- The author makes use of multiple styles of writing: Didactic, humorous, idiom, quotation, illustration, and so on. For students to be able to understand and eventually use all of those forms will make them better readers and better citizens.
This imperfect book teaches a lot, and provides a foil for so many more conversations.
Paul
readable, helpful, imperfect, still worth it
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