Henry Harpending
| Henry C. Harpending | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1944 (age 67–68) NY |
| Residence | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Citizenship | American |
| Fields | Anthropology, Genetics |
| Institutions | University of Utah |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Known for | Theory of Ashkenazi Intelligence, The 10,000 Year Explosion |
Henry C. Harpending (born 1944) is an anthropologist and population geneticist at the University of Utah, where he is a distinguished professor. Harpending earned his PhD at Harvard in 1972 and is co-author of the book The 10,000 Year Explosion.
Harpending interprets genetic and morphometric variation within and between human populations with mathematically based models, examining hypotheses such as population growth, divergence, and gene flow. In The 10,000 Year Explosion, which he co-authored with Gregory Cochran, Harpending suggests a common belief that human genetic adaptation stopped 40,000 years ago is incorrect and that humans evolved increasingly rapidly in response to the new challenges presented by agriculture and civilization. The result was accelerating evolution which has varied according to new niches or environments that particular populations inhabit. Harpending is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
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[edit] External links
- Faculty page
- West Hunter Blog of Harpending and Cochran.
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