The Information Continuum creates a synthetic view of the evolution of communication among primates. King contends that the crucial element in the evolution of information acquisition and transfer is the acquired ability to donate information to others.

The Information Continuum: Evolution of Social Information Transfer in Monkeys, Apes, and Hominids

Politics & Social Sciences

Barbara J. King

Social Sciences

SAR Press

The great courses- social sciences. Includes 6 audio cassettes and course guidebook in original case.

Roots of Human Behavior [UNABRIDGED] (The Great Courses)

The Teaching Company

When we consider ourselves, not as static beings fixed in time but as dynamic, ever-changing creatures, our viewpoint of human history becomes different and captivating. The crucial element of "time depth" has revolutionized the very questions we ask about ourselves. "Who are we?" has turned into "What have we become? What are we becoming?" What makes this viewpoint possible is the evolutionary perspective offered by biological anthropology through the study of the evolution, genetics, anatomy, and modern variation within the human species. The goal of this course is a comprehensive exploration of the dynamic interplay between biology and culture that shaped human prehistory. In exploring the sweep of human evolution from 6 million to 30,000 years ago, you learn how that interplay continues to shape our lives today. Subjects discussed include natural selection, the development of hominids, prehistoric gender roles, the origins of language, the biology of race, and a consideration of modern human life from an evolutionary perspective.

Teaching Company - Biological Anthropology: An Avolutionary Persecptive (Volume 1 &2)

Teaching Company

Who are we? It's a question humankind has been asking about itself for a long time. But when we consider ourselves not as static beings fixed in time, but as ever-changing creatures, our viewpoint of human history becomes much more captivating. The question is no longer "Who are we?" but "What have we become? And what are we becoming? "What makes this new viewpoint possible is the evolutionary perspective offered by biological anthropology, through which we study the evolution, genetics, anatomy, and modern variation of the human species. In this series of 24 captivating lectures, an award-winning teacher and acclaimed scholar delves into the story of how, why, where, and when we became human. You'll gain a fresh understanding of the forces that have shaped our species, as Professor King synthesizes the best that more than a century of scientific scholarship has to offer across a variety of disciplines, including primate anatomy and behavior - to understand evolution and to learn more about our common ancestor - and molecular anthropology, to gain the insights offered by fossils, ancient skeletal remains, and lifestyle information like cave art and stone tools.

Biological Anthropology: An Evolutionary Perspective

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The Information Continuum: Evolution of Social Information Transfer in Monkeys, Apes, and Hominids

Roots of Human Behavior [UNABRIDGED] (The Great Courses)

Teaching Company - Biological Anthropology: An Avolutionary Persecptive (Volume 1 &2)

Biological Anthropology: An Evolutionary Perspective