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First steps, how upright walking made us human, by Jeremy DeSilva

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First steps, how upright walking made us human, by Jeremy DeSilva

Language

eng

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other

Main title

First steps

Responsibility statement

by Jeremy DeSilva

Sub title

how upright walking made us human

Summary

Humans are the only mammals to walk on two, rather than four legs, a locomotion known as bipedalism. Bipedalism has its drawbacks, and it leads to a variety of ailments. Delving deeply into the story of our past and new discoveries rewriting our understanding of human evolution, De Silva examines how walking upright helped us rise above all over species on this planet

Target audience

adult

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