Tag: evolution

• Homo sapiens, industrialisation and the environmental mismatch hypothesis

  “Homo sapiens, industrialisation and the environmental mismatch hypothesis”. For the vast majority of the evolutionary history of Homo sapiens, a range of natural environments defined the parameters within which selection shaped human biology. Although human-induced alterations to the terrestrial biosphere have been evident for over 10,000 years, the pace and scale of change has accelerated dramatically since…

  walterstiers

  2025-12-26

  Biology of Information, Life Ideas, Social-Technical

  #DecisionIntelligence, #TheInformationLens, biology, evolution, health, philosophy, Science

• A History of Bodies, Brains, and Minds

  We’re being spoiled by MIT Press Open Access. Not just did we just receive access to the great title “From Sensing to Sentience” , but also “A History of Bodies, Brains, and Minds: The Evolution of Life and Consciousness” became available for download. A panoramic view of the evolution of life on our planet, from…

  walterstiers

  2024-11-04

  #Wicked, Biology of Information, Complexity, Life Ideas, Neurobiology/psychology, Science, Social-Technical

  #DecisionIntelligence, #emergence, #TheInformationLens, brain, consciousness, evolution, philosophy, Science