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Adam's Nose, and the Making of Humankind
Author: STODDARD Michael
Language: EnglishSubject for Adam's Nose, and the Making of Humankind:
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Publication date: 04-2015
258 p. · Hardback
258 p. · Hardback
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This book is about the evolution of the sense of smell, from its bacterial
origin 3.4 billion years ago, to today's modern, sophisticated humans with
an insatiable appetite for perfumes and fragrances. It explains how smell
works and how animals sense the environment. The relationship between sex
and smell drives much of animal behaviour, and the significance of the
human loss of the vomeronasal organ — a part of the sense of smell in
animals that responds to sex smells — is identified as a seminal event in
the making of humankind.Humans are far more than animals, however, and
Adam's Nose explores incense and perfumes, as well as the odour imagery in
art, literature and poetry.
It is written for readers interested in what makes us human, and does not
presuppose a high level of scientific understanding. The text is
comprehensive and provides key references to the relevant scientific
literature.
The book will appeal to scientists and students in a range of biological
disciplines, including human evolution, anthropology, olfactory
communication, animal behaviour, perfumery and aromatherapy.
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