Oxford presents, in one convenient and coherently organized volume, 20 influential but until now relatively inaccessible articles that form the backbone of Boyd and Richerson's path-breaking work on evolution and culture. Their interdisciplinary research is based on two notions. First, that culture is crucial for understanding human behavior; unlike other organisms, socially transmitted beliefs, attitudes, and values heavily influence our behavior. Secondly, culture is part of biology: the capacity to acquire and transmit culture is a derived component of human psychology, and the contents of...
Oxford presents, in one convenient and coherently organized volume, 20 influential but until now relatively inaccessible articles that form the backbo...
Humans are a striking anomaly in the natural world. While we are similar to other mammals in many ways, our behavior sets us apart. Our unparalleled ability to adapt has allowed us to occupy virtually every habitat on earth using an incredible variety of tools and subsistence techniques. Our societies are larger, more complex, and more cooperative than any other mammal's. In this stunning exploration of human adaptation, Peter J. Richerson and Robert Boyd argue that only a Darwinian theory of cultural evolution can explain these unique characteristics. Not by Genes Alone offers a...
Humans are a striking anomaly in the natural world. While we are similar to other mammals in many ways, our behavior sets us apart. Our unparalleled a...
Stewart thought it was going well - surprisingly well Two weeks ago, back in London, he'd been really worried that the expedition was heading for trouble but, now that they had settled into their remote location on the shores of Lake Albert, Uganda, his earlier concerns were disappearing rapidly.
The British and Irish scientists had worked hard to get their complex sampling regimes up and running and, in spite of some early personality clashes, were interacting well and getting on so much better than expected. Their magnificent surroundings were a factor of course - the tropical...
Stewart thought it was going well - surprisingly well Two weeks ago, back in London, he'd been really worried that the expedition was heading for ...
Written for the practicing electronics professional, Tolerance Analysis of Electronic Circuits Using MATLAB offers a comprehensive, step-by-step treatment of methods used to perform analyses essential to the design process of circuit cards and systems of cards, including:
worst-case analysis,
limits for production testing,
component stress analysis,
determining if a design meets specification limits, and
manufacturing yield analysis Using a practical approach that allows engineers and technicians to put the techniques directly into...
Written for the practicing electronics professional, Tolerance Analysis of Electronic Circuits Using MATLAB offers a comprehensive, step-by-step treat...
