After reading Scott Solomon's Future Humans, we had a lot to discuss. The book resembles a chatty, accessible review article, and seems most appropriate for scholastic use as a quick read by an enterprising undergraduate to brainstorm ideas for an independent thesis. As a thought-provoking, well-referenced survey, Solomon's book could provide an invaluable boost to students searching for a topic of interest to delve into further.
Notable for a popular science book on human evolution (especially one that discusses recent evolutionary trends), Solomon resists the impulse to speculate wildly into the social psychology underpinning gene flux. He opens his discussion of contemporary evolution with a clear criterion: “Ultimately, selection favors whatever traits result in making the most babies, grandbabies, and so on. … Babies born in the United States now have a 99.4 percent chance of surviving to celebrate their first birthday and can expect to celebrate about seventy-nine...
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