The 10,000 Year Explosion : How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution
Gregory Cochran is a physicist and Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at the University of Utah. For many years, he worked on lasers and image enhancement in the field of aerospace. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Henry Harpending holds the Thomas Chair as Distinguished Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Utah. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. A field anthropologist and population geneticist, he helped develop the "Out of Africa" theory of human origins. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Gregory Cochran and Henry Harpending's research has been featured in the New York Times, The Economist, Los Angeles Times, Jerusalem Post, Atlantic Monthly, Science, Seed, and more.
John Derbyshire, author of Prime Obsession
"Did human evolution come to a screeching halt fifty thousand years
ago when Homo sapiens emerged from Africa, thus ensuring the
psychic unity of mankind? Don't be silly, say the authors of this
latest addition to the fast-emerging discipline of Biohistory. In
clear prose backed by a wealth of hard data, Cochran and Harpending
add a biological dimension to the history of our species, and
hammer another nail into the coffin lid of 'nothing but culture'
anthropology."
Bruce G. Charlton, MD; Professor of Theoretical Medicine,
University of Buckingham, Editor in Chief of Medical Hypotheses
"The 10,000 Year Explosion offers scientists and historians a new
and fertile direction for future research, and provides the general
public with a better explanation of the past, present, and future
of human beings....I was motivated to read the entire book in a
single marathon session."
John Hawks, author of Human Evolution
"For years, human geneticists have been uncovering a picture of
human evolution. But now, Gregory Cochran and Henry Harpending are
encouraging us to 'fast forward' the discussion."
Booklist
"A most intriguing deposition, without a trace of ethnic or racial
advocacy, though directed against the proposition that 'we're all
the same.'"
Publishers Weekly
"There is much here to recommend... and their arguments are
intriguing throughout...it's clear that this lively, informative
text is not meant to deceive (abundant references and a glossary
also help) but to provoke thought, debate and possibly wonder."
Wall Street Journal
"Important and fascinating...the provocative ideas in 'The 10,000
Year Explosion' must be taken seriously by anyone who wants to
understand human origins and humanity's future."
Seed
"The 10,000 Year Explosion would be important even if it were only
about population genetics and evolutionary biology, but Gregory
Cochran and Henry Harpending...have written something more. This
book is a manifesto for and an example of a new kind of history, a
biological history, and not just of the prehistoric era."
New Scientist
"The evidence the authors present builds an overwhelming case that
natural selection has recently acted strongly on us and may be
continuing unabated."
John Derbyshire, author of "Prime Obsession"
"Did human evolution come to a screeching halt fifty thousand years
ago when Homo sapiens emerged from Africa, thus ensuring the
psychic unity of mankind? Don't be silly, say the authors of this
latest addition to the fast-emerging discipline of Biohistory. In
clear prose backed by a wealth of hard data, Cochran and Harpending
add a biological dimension to the history of our species, and
hammer another nail into the coffin lid of 'nothing but culture'
anthropology."
Bruce G. Charlton, MD; Professor of Theoretical Medicine,
University of Buckingham, Editor in Chief of Medical Hypotheses
""The 10,000 Year Explosion" offers scientists and historians a new
and fertile direction for future research, and provides the general
public with a better explanation of the past, present, and future
of human beings....I was motivated to read the entire book in a
single marathon session."
John Hawks, author of "Human Evolution"
"For years, human geneticists have been uncovering a picture of
human evolution. But now, Gregory Cochran and Henry Harpending are
encouraging us to 'fast forward' the discussion."
"Booklist"
"A most intriguing deposition, without a trace of ethnic or racial
advocacy, though directed against the proposition that 'we're all
the same.'"
"Publishers Weekly"
"There is much here to recommend... and their arguments are
intriguing throughout...it's clear that this lively, informative
text is not meant to deceive (abundant references and a glossary
also help) but to provoke thought, debate and possibly wonder."
"Wall Street Journal"
"Important and fascinating...the provocative ideas in 'The 10,000
Year Explosion' must be taken seriously by anyone who wants to
understand human origins and humanity's future."
"Seed"
""The 10,000 Year Explosion" would be important even if it were
only about population genetics and evolutionary biology, but
Gregory Cochran and Hen
John Derbyshire, author of "Prime Obsession"
"Did human evolution come to a screeching halt fifty thousand years
ago when Homo sapiens emerged from Africa, thus ensuring the
psychic unity of mankind? Don't be silly, say the authors of this
latest addition to the fast-emerging discipline of Biohistory. In
clear prose backed by a wealth of hard data, Cochran and Harpending
add a biological dimension to the history of our species, and
hammer another nail into the coffin lid of 'nothing but culture'
anthropology."
Bruce G. Charlton, MD; Professor of Theoretical Medicine,
University of Buckingham, Editor in Chief of Medical Hypotheses
""The 10,000 Year Explosion" offers scientists and historians a new
and fertile direction for future research, and provides the general
public with a better explanation of the past, present, and future
of human beings....I was motivated to read the entire book in a
single marathon session."
John Hawks, author of "Human Evolution"
"For years, human geneticists have been uncovering a picture of
human evolution. But now, Gregory Cochran and Henry Harpending are
encouraging us to 'fast forward' the discussion."
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