What We Are: The Evolutionary Roots of Our Future

Lonnie Aarssen is professor of biology at Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada. His research in ecology and evolution has been published in over 180 peer-reviewed articles. He has served on the editorial board of several academic journals and is founder and editor of the open-access journal, Ideas in Ecology and Evolution, published at Queen’s University. His book, ‘What Are We? Exploring the Evolutionary Roots of Our Future’ was published in 2015. His recent writing on evolution and human affairs has been featured in The Conversation, Science Animated videos, and Tedx talks.

• Prelude.- Preface.- Chapter 1 What Have We Done?  .- Chapter 2 A Primer on Evolutionary Roots .- Chapter 3Becoming Human .- Chapter 4 Discovery of Self .- Chapter 5 The March of Progress .- Chapter 6 Whispering Genes .- Chapter 7 The Mating Machine .- Chapter 8 Staying Alive .- Chapter 9 Escape From Self .- Chapter 10      Extension of Self .- Chapter 11      The Big Four Human Drives .- Chapter 12  Becoming The Solution Chapter  13   Troubled Minds On Runaway Selection.