Understanding the Human Factor: Life and Its Impact

Survey the remarkable innovation that signaled the greatest transition in human history: the domestication of plants and animals. In Understanding the Human Factor: Life and Its Impact, award-winning Professor Gary A. Sojka offers a unique, multidisciplinary perspective on human life seldom made available in a single course. In 24 lectures, he weaves a remarkable tale of science and history than spans from the ancient roots of human culture to the most pressing concerns facing today's world. Join Professor Sojka for an enlightening view of humankind's relationship to domestication and discover valuable truths about the development of our species.

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