The Book of Humans: A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War and the Evolution of Us

Resumen del libro

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A BRIEF HISTORY OF EVERYONE WHO EVER LIVED and HOW TO ARGUE WITH A RACIST* WHAT MAKES US HUMAN?Waging war?Sex for pleasure?Creating art?Mastery of fire?In this thrilling tour of the animal kingdom, Adam Rutherford tells the story of how we became the unique creatures we are today. Illuminated by the latest scientific discoveries, THE BOOK OF HUMANS is a dazzling compendium of what unequivocally fixes us as animals, and reveals how we are extraordinary among them. ***'Adam Rutherford is a superb communicator, who eruditely explores the borderlands of history, archaeology, genetics and anthropology in this fascinating tour of our species' DAN SNOW'This superbly accessible discussion about who we humans really are is important and necessary' CHRIS PACKHAM'Charming, compelling and packed with information.

I learned more about biology from this short book than I did from years of science lessons' PETER FRANKOPAN'An outstandingly clear and witty account that shows beyond doubt how much we are part of the animal world, and yet at the same time how different we have become' HENRY MARSH

Biografía del autor

Adam Rutherford es escritor y divulgador científico. Estudió genética en el University College de Londres y mientras escribía su tesis sobre la evolución de la vista, formó parte del equipo que identificó la primera causa genética de una forma de ceguera infantil. Ha sido autor y presentador de varios programas premiados en la BBC, incluyendo Inside Science, The Cell y Playing God. Asimismo es colaborador habitual en las páginas de ciencia de The Guardian. Su primer libro, Creation (2013), sobre el origen de la vida y la biología sintética, recibió grandes elogios de la crítica y fue nominado al Wellcome Trust Prize.