Evolution Gone Wrong: The Curious Reasons Why Our Bodies Work (Or Don’t)

Evolution Gone Wrong describes why the human body is uniquely prone to aches and pains. From poorly fitting teeth to blurry vision, torn menisci to difficult births, the history of our imperfections is rooted in our past. To understand our anatomy, we take a tour around the animal kingdom from slimy hagfish to great apes and everything in between. Along the way, we learn how we ended up with our brilliant, jury-rigged, and error-prone bodies.

Alex Bezzerides is a biology professor and writer. He got hooked on biology during a two-week summer outdoor field class in the mountains of Colorado during high school. He graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in biology and a minor in music. Graduate school sent him east where he earned a PhD from Cornell University in neurobiology and behavior with research focused on the chemical ecology of insects. His first academic job was at a small college in northern Wisconsin. He eventually moved back west for a faculty position at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho where he teaches a wide range of classes and writes about the evolution of the human body.

Alex’s broad training in biology and life spills over into his writing. His first book, Evolution Gone Wrong, is about the aches and pains of human anatomy and how they evolved. When he’s not teaching or writing, he can often be found paddleboarding down the Snake and Clearwater rivers with his wife and daughter.

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