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Ingenious the unintended consequences of human innovation

Evolution is the process by which species adapt over time to their environments. The tricky part about human evolution is that, as technology builders, we have the power to alter our environments--and even build new, unprecedented conditions in which to immerse ourselves. This is an extraordinary ma...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Gluckman, Peter D. (Autor), Hanson, Mark A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University Press [2019]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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