This fascinating and accessible book examines the survival of the human race from a broad range of viewpoints. Through in-depth examinations of a number of very distinct aspects of human life, the book covers topics ranging from the preservation of Empires, to the challenges of maintaining cultural identity, the sufferings inflicted by famine, disease and natural disasters, the opportunities for increased longevity and the threats presented by climate change. The chapters draw from the expertise of those in the arts and humanities, as well as the social, physical and biological sciences. Following in the footsteps of Charles Darwin with his thoughts of the Survival of the Fittest, each chapter explores strategies which may be adopted to assist us in our individual struggle for existence and to preserve and indeed improve our collective lifestyles.
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This fascinating and accessible book examines the survival of the human race from a broad range of viewpoints. It covers topics ranging from the preservation of Empires, to the challenges of maintaining cultural identity, the sufferings inflicted by famine, disease and natural disasters, and the threats presented by climate change.
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Often off topic but intriguing
26 Jun 2011
By Robert A. Schultz
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Uneven but always fascinating collection of articles loosely related to concerns about human species survival. The article "Surviving Disease" raises but does not resolve the issue of prioritizing global threats: "My big scary global threat is more important than yours." Many of the articles are more concerned with local rather than global survival, but even so make some quite original contributions. The article on natural disasters makes the point that the apparent targeting of earthquakes of Iranian towns is due to the greater availability of water at spots of greatest seismic risk. The article on surviving longer outlines startling research showing that aging is positively promoted by some genes. The authors raise the question of why such genes would have been selected, but flub the answer. Since these genes originate in animals that don't care for their young, a social answer (don't need great-grandparents to care for the kids) is inadequate. The article on culture is an interesting discussion of the Polyphemus myth, but ultimately reveals the uselessness of postmodern procedures for any real problems. The article on climate change does deal with a genuine global threat. It lays out in impressive detail the inadequacy of actions taken so far and unfortunately can only suggest inadequate further solutions.
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