The Tales Teeth Tell
By Tanya M. Smith
By Tanya M. Smith
By Tanya M. Smith
By Tanya M. Smith
Category: Science & Technology
Category: Science & Technology | Wellness
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$29.95
Oct 23, 2018 | ISBN 9780262038713
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Oct 23, 2018 | ISBN 9780262348935
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Praise
The Tales Teeth Tell is an accessible, personal, often funny and occasionally controversial look into the murk of human evolution . . . [the book] is chock full of fascinating science, but it’s also the personal story of a woman of science immersed in her work.
—Shelf Awareness
In a time when people are more interested than ever in where they came from, The Tales Teeth Tell gives readers a way to look beyond a DNA cheek swab for information about their pasts, both recent and deep . . . By the end of her tooth-centric tour through childhood, the distant past, and modern cultures, Smith will have convinced you that your teeth are time machines.
—Massive Science
The Tales Teeth Tell might make you more impressed by what’s in your mouth — or put a smile on your face with its weird facts about primate dentistry and the shrinking grins of modern-day humans. The book is written by an academic and has plenty of notes. But it’s accessible to science-minded readers.
—Washington Post
A mix of fascinating findings at all scales, from scanning electron microscopy displaying the exquisite geometry of enamel prisms, to toothpick use among hominins some 2 million years ago.
—Nature
Smith’s writing is informative, absorbing, and manages to elegantly cover a wide range of topics.
—The Inquisitive Biologist
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