History looks more and more like a science fiction novel in which mutants repeatedly arose and displaced normal humans - sometimes quietly, by surviving starvation and disease better, sometimes as a conquering horde. And we are those mutants."
I enjoyed "The 10,000-Year Explosion." It made a good case for differences among populations that reflect how long ago they developed agriculture -- resistance to alcohol, for instance, or resistance to a high-carb diet, or the ability to tolerate lactose.
I *knew* it.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed "The 10,000-Year Explosion." It made a good case for differences among populations that reflect how long ago they developed agriculture -- resistance to alcohol, for instance, or resistance to a high-carb diet, or the ability to tolerate lactose.
ReplyDeleteWell, now I know what's next on my Kindle list...
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