The Book of Humans
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The Book of Humans

A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War, and the Evolution of Us

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Book of Humans

A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War, and the Evolution of Us

About this book

"Rutherford describes [ The Book of Humans] as being about the paradox of how our evolutionary journey turned 'an otherwise average ape' into one capable of creating complex tools, art, music, science, and engineering. It's an intriguing question, one his book sets against descriptions of the infinitely amusing strategies and antics of a dizzying array of animals."— The New York Times Book Review

Publisher's Note: The Book of Humans was previously published in hardcover as Humanimal.
In this new evolutionary history, geneticist Adam Rutherford explores the profound paradox of the human animal. Looking for answers across the animal kingdom, he finds that many things once considered exclusively human are not: We aren't the only species that "speaks," makes tools, or has sex outside of procreation. Seeing as our genome is 98 percent identical to a chimpanzee's, our DNA doesn't set us far apart, either. How, then, did we develop the most complex culture ever observed? The Book of Humans proves that we are animals indeed—and reveals how we truly are extraordinary.

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Information

Publisher
The Experiment
Year
2020
Topic
Biological Sciences
eBook ISBN
9781615195329
Subtopic
Genetics & Genomics
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Illustrations
  4. Introduction
  5. PART ONE: Humans and Other Animals
  6. Tools
  7. What It Takes to Be a Maker
  8. Tooled-Up Animals
  9. Sponging Dolphins
  10. The Birds
  11. Fiery the Angels Fell
  12. War for the Planet of the Apes
  13. Farming and Fashion
  14. Sex
  15. The Birds and the Bees
  16. Autoeroticism
  17. Mouthing Off
  18. Whole Lotta Love
  19. Homosexuality
  20. And Death Shall Have No Dominion
  21. Sex and Violence
  22. PART TWO: The Paragon of Animals
  23. Everyone Is Special
  24. Genes, Bones, and Minds
  25. 24 – 2 = 23
  26. Hands and Feet
  27. Trippingly on the Tongue
  28. Speak Now
  29. Symbolism in Words
  30. Symbolism Beyond Words
  31. If Only You Could See What I’ve Seen with Your Eyes
  32. Know Thyself
  33. Je Ne Regrette Rien
  34. Teach a Village to Fish . . .
  35. The Paragon of Animals
  36. Acknowledgments
  37. References
  38. Index
  39. About the Author

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