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Wide Ranging Knowledge

Customers are highly impressed with the wide ranging knowledge presented in the book, which covers various seemingly narrow subjects related to biology and our ecosystem's evolution. The author's intelligent and factual writing style makes for an enjoyable reading experience that challenges common paradigms and opens readers' eyes to new perspectives on the world within us. Some customers also mention the book's potential impact on their understanding of humanity, socio-economic development, and evolution. However, a few readers express reservations about the book's disclosure and the amount of information presented.

Fascinating Subject Matter

Customers are completely captivated by the fascinating subject matter of this book, which covers various aspects of our physical relationships with other organisms in our environment. The information is presented in an engaging way, making it a great read for those interested in modern ailments and their potential causes.

Scientific Topics

Customers have generally positive opinions about the scientific topics presented in the book. They find it an intriguing exploration of evolution, human health, and our relationship with other organisms. Some readers, particularly those with medical backgrounds, found it to be a valuable resource for understanding autoimmune disorders and the end of antibiotic era. However, some readers felt that the evolutionary speculations were weak or superficial and the analysis of human thought processes was overly simplistic.

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Antibiotics, largely indoor life-styles and disinfectants of all sorts have radically altered the demands we place on our immune system.


We have anachronistic features and dependencies like other organisms; we have mutually beneficial relationships of which we are...  Read More


It's about our evolution and how some of the choices humans as a species made along the way, either through necessity or invent...  Read More


) he is also good at turning a phrase and painting a picture, but goes a little overboard with his flourishes, again, in the second half.

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As an overarching explanation, it may not soar quite as high as guns, germs and steel or evolution for everybody or the future ...  Read More

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  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 292 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 27 2024.

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    And how and why they inflicted us millennia ago to why it matters that they are missing or not missing today


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    Ive read quite a few life science books by sean carroll carl zimmer and other general science books by sam kean and others and despite that i learned a lot of information from this book


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    Ive read passages to my classroom from it and will be using it for my ap bio class for summer reading


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    It can easily be read by people with a general interest in science an parts of it read like a fiction book containing nonfiction details about how humans used to be prey and how our ancestors eyesight may have evolved differently you have to read to find out how


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    I bought this book after reading another book by dunn about mans attempt to catalogue all living things


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    I like how the story is not focused on one subject instead jumps around to different topics seemingly not related however in the end they all ties in together


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    Im no scientist or scholar so there is no way for me to really know if all the facts in the book are truly true

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