Adaptable

Every “miraculous protein robot”, as Pontzer calls us, should read the book... an ambitious and enjoyable exploration of how understanding ourselves better can help us bridge the divides... I learned a lot and greatly enjoyed the tour

Michael Le Page, New Scientist

Adaptable is ambitious, wide-ranging, and fun to read. Pontzer has a gift for explaining complicated and nuanced topics in fresh ways, and he tackles all the big questions about how our bodies work with a delicate—and entertaining—touch

Alex Hutchinson, author of Endure

Pontzer has written a dazzling guide to the human body, in all its weird and wonderful glory. This is the fascinating story of how our bodies—products of evolutionary history and genes, environment and culture—work and why they differ. Brimming with wit and wisdom, Adaptable is essential reading for anyone interested in how we humans came to be the way we are

Kate Wong, senior editor at Scientific American

Adaptable is the book I've been waiting for. It answers questions that nag us today about the human condition and describes how we got here. It’s an engaging and down-to earth read that bristles with up-to-date and thoughtfully provocative scholarship

Nina G. Jablonski, author of It's Just Skin, Silly!