Adaptable

An engrossing, richly informative exploration of human biological diversity . . . it challenges us to rethink universal health benchmarks

Manvir Singh, New Yorker

Remarkable . . . takes the provocative ideas about metabolism and many others and puts them into the broader context of how evolution has shaped human bodies

Alok Jha, Economist Podcast

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!