Ddcuser filescarolbooksreviewscalvin william h a brain for all seasonsdoc william h calvin june 29th 2003 a brain for all seasons a challenging attempt at an overview of how the human brain and climate change interacted to make us what we are this book has any fascinating facts and interesting interpretations. William h calvin a brain for all seasons human evolution and abrupt climate change c2002 352 pages 46 halftones 20 line drawings cloth 2500 isbn 0 226 09201 1 paper 1500 isbn 0 226 09203 8 for information on purchasing the book from bookstores or here online please go to the webpage for a brain for all seasons. William h calvins marvelous a brain for all seasons argues that such cycles of cool crash and burn powered the pump for the enormous increase in brain size and complexity in human beings driven by the imperative to adapt within a generation to whiplash climate changes where only grass did well for a while our ancestors learned to . William h calvins marvelous a brain for all seasons argues that such cycles of cool crash and burn powered the pump for the enormous increase in brain size and complexity in human beings driven by the imperative to adapt within a generation to whiplash climate changes where only grass did well for a while our ancestors learned to . In this unique travelogue william h calvin takes us around the globe and back in time showing us how such cycles of cool crash and burn provided the impetus for enormous increases in the intelligence and complexity of human beingsand warning us of human activities that could trigger similarly massive shifts in the planets climate