Books Details
Author : Ronald Giphart Pages : pages Publisher : Little, Brown Book Group
Language : eng ISBN-10 : B077BQ8VTX ISBN-13 :
Books Descriptions
Our brains evolved to solve the survival problems of our Stone Age ancestors, so
when faced with modern-day situations that are less extreme, they often
encounter a mismatch. Our primitive brains put us on the wrong foot by
responding to stimuli that - in prehistoric times - would have prompted
behavior that was beneficial. If you've ever felt an anxious fight-or-flight
response to presenting at a board meting, equivalent to facing imminent death
by saber-toothed tiger, then you have experienced a mismatch.'MISMATCH' is
about the clash between our biology and our culture. It is about the dramatic
contrast between the first few million years of human history - when humans
lived as hunters and gatherers in small-scale societies - and the past 12,000 years
following the agricultural revolution which have led us to comfortable lives in a
very different social structure. Has this rapid transition been good for us? How
do we. using our primitive minds, try to survive in a modern
