The Social Conquest of Earth
From the most celebrated heir to Darwin comes a groundbreaking book on evolution, the summa work...
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Issue: Evolution
Darwin’s Unfinished Symphony
Humans possess an extraordinary capacity for culture, from the arts and language to science and technology. But how did the human mind—and the uniquely human ability to devise and transmit culture—evolve from its roots in animal...
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Aping Mankind
Neuroscience has made astounding progress in the understanding of the brain. What should we make of its claims to go beyond the brain and explain consciousness, behaviour and culture? Where should we draw the line?
Read MoreCosmos and Culture
During the last 50 years, coincident with the Space Age, cosmic evolution has been recognized as the master narrative of the universe, history writ large. Cosmic evolution includes physical, biological, and cultural evolution,...
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The Human Predicament
Homo Sapiens has been hugely successful as a species. We may have evolved from...
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