Homo sapiens A Liberal's Perspective - Paperback

by Ron Newby (Author)

This critique is written for the lay public interested in our evolutionary path, our brain, our traits and behaviors that led us to be the last Hominin standing. Topics include human's creative and cooperative nature as well as the topics of, Politics, Religion, Over-population, disparity of wealth, the Climate Crisis and man's own inherited biological traits. These later topics are discussed as causative agents to our possible demise. Presented with scientific information, personal ancedotes, wit and conjunctures, it is the point of view of a scientist and artist, a humanist, one who has considered human's origin as clues to our behavior. This book argues that a liberal agenda is preferable for the continuance of the human species.

Author Biography

Ron Newby was born in 1938, grew up in Pasadena, Monterey, Santa Barbara and now resides in Del Mar. He is a graduate from U.C. Santa Barbara with degrees in Botany and Analytical Biology. He was a researcher for 27 years at The Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA., studying gene regulation; how genes, at the molecular level, are turned on and off in response to environmental factors. His interests are art, science and liberal politics. He is the founder and director of The Bronowski Art&Science Forum, a crucible for conversations between individuals from disparate disciplines: artists and scientists.