The Story of Us Humans From Atoms to Today's Civilization

<i>The Story of Us Humans</i> explains human nature and human history including the origins of our species emotions behavior morals and society. It explains what we are how we got here and where we are today by describing the origin history and current ways of our neighborhoods religion government science technology and business. Written in plain language it explains what astronomy physics geology biology chemistry anthropology history religion social science and political science tell us about ourselves.<br>Most everyone feels that human success is measured in terms of healthy and happy children and communities. Human thoughts and actions involve little besides love and children spouse and family community and justice because we are parenting mammals and social primates. Each of us simply wants to laugh and joke with our family and friends pursue life raise children and strive to be a valued and contributing member of our community. We have made incredible progress building civilization in just a few hundred generations using nothing except our animal minds.<br>Have you wondered: <br>* What are the laws of nature and how many laws are there?<br>* How did molecular life begin and then evolve into worms fish amphibians reptiles mammals primates and humans?<br>* What are the differences between these animals?<br>* How did we get from the Big Bang to bacteria and on to Christianity democracy and globalization?<br>* What is life like for gatherer-hunters?<br>* When did we first become farmers and first build cities and what was life like at those times?<br>* What was life like in Ancient Mesopotamia Ancient Athens 13th-century Cahokia Medieval China and Europe 19th-Century New England Yoruban villages and in the U.S. during the 1920s?<br>* What was the Industrial Revolution and how has it changed our lives?<br>* What are the Hindu Muslim Confucian Jewish Christian Buddhist and Humanist religions and world views?<br>* How have our wages infant mortality rates lifespans crime rates and poverty and inequality rates varied through the ages?<br>* What are the biggest economic and social secrets in the U.S. today?<br>* What are some meaningful goals and priorities for our civilization and how can we measure the success of our attempts to reach those goals?<br>Includes questions index bibliography and 1200 internet links taking you to images videos and discussed documents.</p>