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Spencer Wells


Born
in Marietta, Georgia, , The United States
April 06, 1969

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Nonfiction, Science


Spencer Wells is a geneticist, anthropologist, author, entrepreneur, adjunct professor at the University of Texas at Austin, and an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society.

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Average rating: 3.92 · 3,529 ratings · 383 reviews · 46 distinct works • Similar authors
The Journey of Man: A Genet...
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Pandora's Seed: The Unfores...
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Deep Ancestry: Inside the G...
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“Creativity is imagining something that isn't there and making it real.”
― Spencer Wells, Pandora's Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization
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“As often happens in science, technology has opened up a field to new ways of solving old riddles – often providing startling answers.”
― Spencer Wells, The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey
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“If we imagine the genetic relationships among modern mitochondrial diversity as an actual tree – say a large oak – then the root and trunk, and the branches that are closest to the ground, are all found in Africans. These branches sprouted first, as the tree was growing, and they are therefore the oldest.”
― Spencer Wells, The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey
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