Y: The descent of men by Steve Jones, Little, Brown, £14.99, ISBN 031685615
MEN have a hard time at Christmas. Santa has to penetrate every home in the land in a desperate one-night swoosh. Dad has to tolerate a tie given with much love but less understanding. And it’s not just at Christmas. These days, men seem to have a hard time all the time. Can science help?
Well, yes and no. Geneticist Steve Jones’s brilliant new Y: The descent of men would make a great alternative to that tie, but its message could cause as much distress. Men, it…
