A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life

A provocative exploration of the tension between our evolutionary history and our modern woes—and what we can do about it.

We are living through the most prosperous age in all of human history, yet we are listless, divided, and miserable. Wealth and comfort are unparalleled, but our political landscape is unmoored, and rates of suicide, lone­liness, and chronic illness continue to skyrocket. How do we explain the gap between these truths? And how should we respond?

For evolutionary biologi...