Description: A whip-smart, brilliantly researched expos of pseudoscientific myths about the evolutionary past and how people should live today.
Brief description: Marlene Zuk is Regents Professor of ecology, evolution, and behavior at the University of Minnesota and studies animal sexual behavior and communication. The author of Paleofantasy and Sex on Six Legs, among other works, she lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Review Quotes: We tend to idealize our ancestors, as if they had the perfect life and perfect diet. In highly readable style, Marlene Zuk downplays our paleo-heritage. Not only did we change culturally, we are also genetically a different animal.--Frans de Waal, author of Mama's Last Hug