He is best known for his work on the evolution of human warfare, described in the book Demonic Males, and on the role of cooking in human evolution, described in the book Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human. He has conducted extensive research on primate ecology, nutrition, and social behaviour.

Moore Professor of Biological Anthropology at Harvard University and founded the Kibale Chimpanzee Project in 1987. Richard Wrangham (born 1948, PhD, Cambridge University, 1975) is Ruth B. A pathbreaking new theory of human evolution, Catching Fire will provoke controversy and fascinate anyone interested in our ancient origins-or in our modern eating habits.

Tracing the contemporary implications of our ancestors' diets, Catching Fire sheds new light on how we came to be the social, intelligent, and sexual species we are today. Cooking became the basis for pair bonding and marriage, created the household, and even led to a sexual division of labor. Time once spent chewing tough raw food could be used instead to hunt and to tend camp. Once our hominid ancestors began cooking their food, the human digestive tract shrank and the brain grew. when our ancestors adapted to using fire, humanity began. In a groundbreaking theory of our origins, Wrangham shows that the shift from raw to cooked foods was the key factor in human evolution. But in Catching Fire, renowned primatologist Richard Wrangham presents a startling alternative: our evolutionary success is the result of cooking.

She has written a sequel that improves upon the first book.Ever since Darwin and The Descent of Man, the existence of humans has been attributed to our intelligence and adaptability. 'Whereas Katniss kills with finesse, Collins writes with raw power.'- Time magazine'Collins has done that rare thing. She has written a sequel that improves upon the first book.'- The New York Times Book Review#1 USA Today Bestseller, #1 New York Times Bestseller, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller, #1 Publishers Weekly BestsellerA Time Magazine Top Ten Fiction Book of 2009, A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2009, A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice, A Kirkus Best Book of 2009, A Booklist Editor's Choice

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