{"product_id":"a-most-interesting-problem-9780691191140","title":"A Most Interesting Problem","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeading scholars take stock of Darwin's ideas about human evolution in the light of modern science.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1871, Charles Darwin published \u003ci\u003eThe Descent of Man\u003c\/i\u003e, a companion to \u003ci\u003eOrigin of Species\u003c\/i\u003e, in which he attempted to explain human evolution, a topic he called 'the highest and most interesting problem for the naturalist.' \u003ci\u003eA Most Interesting Problem\u003c\/i\u003e brings together twelve world-class scholars and science communicators to investigate what Darwin got right—and what he got wrong—about the origin, history, and biological variation of humans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by Jeremy DeSilva and with an introduction by acclaimed Darwin biographer Janet Browne, \u003ci\u003eA Most Interesting Problem\u003c\/i\u003e draws on the latest discoveries in fields such as genetics, palaeontology, bioarchaeology, anthropology, and primatology. This compelling and accessible book tackles the very subjects Darwin explored in \u003ci\u003eThe Descent\u003c\/i\u003e, including the evidence for human evolution, our place in the family tree, the origins of civilisation, human races, and sex differences. \u003ci\u003eA Most Interesting Problem\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to how scientific ideas are tested and how evidence helps to structure our narratives about human origins, showing how some of Darwin's ideas have withstood more than a century of scrutiny while others have not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Most Interesting Problem\u003c\/i\u003e features contributions by Janet Browne, Jeremy DeSilva, Holly Dunsworth, Agustin Fuentes, Ann Gibbons, Yohannes Haile-Selassie, Brian Hare, John Hawks, Suzana Herculano-Houzel, Kristina Killgrove, Alice Roberts, and Michael Ryan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853954502892,"sku":"9780691191140","price":79.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1898543482434.jpg?v=1759227695","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/a-most-interesting-problem-9780691191140","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}