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Steve olson s mapping human history was a national book award finalist and won the scienceinsociety award from the national association of science writers. Like jared diamonds guns, germs and steel, mapping human history is a groundbreaking synthesis of science and history. Genes, race, and our common origins by steve olson at indigo. Genes, race, and our common origins 2002, which was a finalist for the national book award, and count. Steve olson travelled through four continents to discover the development of humans and our expansion throughout the planet. He lives in bethesda, maryland, where he coaches the math team at a public middle school.
Mapping human history by steve olson new scientist. But at last geneticists and other scientists are piecing together a history the true story of adam and eve. Steve olson, an experienced science writer, has done an excellent job of balancing scientific content with journalistic spice in this new book about the genetic history of our species. Best of all, the story it tells, of why groups of humans differ and what those differences mean, pertains to our lives today. Mapping human history by steve olson about the book about the author talking with steve olson praise for steve olson s mapping human history download book jacket about the book in may 2002, steve olson, one of the countrys most accomplished science writers, provided the first detailed narrative of the rise of modern humans. Steve olson is the author of mapping human history. As human genetics becomes increasingly a part of everyday experience, there is a need for literature that accurately explains our science to the general public.
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