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Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein are evolutionary biologists and former professors at Evergreen State College.
Known for: A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life
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A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life
A provocative exploration of the tension between our evolutionary history and the modern world, this book examines how ancient human instincts and biology interact with contemporary challenges such as diet, medicine, education, and social structures. The authors, evolutionary biologists Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein, propose that understanding our evolutionary past can help us navigate the complexities of modern life more effectively.
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Evolutionary Foundations
At the heart of everything lies evolution—the engine that shaped every human trait we carry today. To understand modern dysfunction, we must begin by recognizing that our biology is the product of countless generations adapting to specific environments. Evolution doesn’t strive for perfection; it im...
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Human Nature and Social Structures
Human relationships are the soil from which our species arose. In the ancestral world, survival depended on tribe—a small group of kin and allies bound by trust, cooperation, and shared purpose. Our social instincts were sculpted in that setting, not for anonymity or bureaucracy but for intimacy and...
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Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein are evolutionary biologists and former professors at Evergreen State College.
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