A Most Interesting Problem

<p><b>Leading scholars take stock of Darwin's ideas about human evolution in the light of modern science</b><br><br>In 1871 Charles Darwin published <i>The Descent of Man</i> a companion to <i>Origin of Species</i> in which he attempted to explain human evolution a topic he called the highest and most interesting problem for the naturalist. <i>A Most Interesting Problem</i> brings together twelve world-class scholars and science communicators to investigate what Darwin got right&#151;and what he got wrong&#151;about the origin history and biological variation of humans.<br><br>Edited by Jeremy DeSilva and with an introduction by acclaimed Darwin biographer Janet Browne <i>A Most Interesting Problem</i> draws on the latest discoveries in fields such as genetics paleontology bioarchaeology anthropology and primatology. This compelling and accessible book tackles the very subjects Darwin explores in <i>Descent</i> including the evidence for human evolution our place in the family tree the origins of civilization human races and sex differences.<br><br><i>A Most Interesting Problem</i> is a testament to how scientific ideas are tested and how evidence helps to structure our narratives about human origins showing how some of Darwin's ideas have withstood more than a century of scrutiny while others have not.<br><br><i>A Most Interesting Problem</i> features contributions by Janet Browne Jeremy DeSilva Holly Dunsworth Agust&#237;n Fuentes Ann Gibbons Yohannes Haile-Selassie Brian Hare John Hawks Suzana Herculano-Houzel Kristina Killgrove Alice Roberts and Michael J. Ryan.</p>