Dinner with Darwin: Food, Drink, and Evolution

by Jonathan Silvertown

Book Overview

What do eggs, flour, and milk have in common? They form the basis of waffles, of course, but these staples of breakfast bounty also share an evolutionary function: eggs, seeds (from which we derive flour by grinding), and milk have each evolved to nourish offspring. Indeed, ponder the genesis of your breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and you'll soon realize that everything we eat and drink has an evolutionary history. In Dinner with Darwin, join...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022624539X
• ISBN13: 9780226245393
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.0"