Adam Rutherford - Az human könyve - A kultúra a szex a war and az human evolúció short history

We like to think of ourselves as special creatures, but do we really have something special that sets us apart from other animals? Humans are just a tiny branch on a four-billion-year-old family tree full of twists and turns that includes billions of species. All living things have a common origin and our existence is based on this common code. This paradox - that is, that we are biologically indistinguishable from other living beings, yet we consider ourselves special - is the basic question of who we are.

In this original and entertaining book about life on Earth, Adam Rutherford shows how many things once thought to be uniquely human are not: we are not the only species that communicates, makes tools, uses fire, or uses it for pleasure having sex However, evolution has allowed us to develop our culture on a scale that is truly unparalleled in nature as we know it.

The book of man tells the story of how we became who we are today. Illustrated with the latest scientific discoveries, the work is an exciting compilation of everything that clearly makes us belong to animals, while also showing why we are extraordinary among them.