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4.0
I enjoyed the book, it touched several aspects of our lives and the author identifies some exceptional individuals that excelled in some particular fields such as singing, running, longevity etc.
The book is structured in three parts: thinking, doing, and being. Each part is further divided into some traits, for example, language, memory, resilience etc.
I'm not sure why the author chose these particular aspects of our lives (memory, happiness, ...), but we all have to start and stop somewhere. I like the fact that the book made me rethink of the concept of nature vs. nurture. I see that it is an oversimplification, genetic and environment are intertwined after all and if we embrace this view we can better tackle the problem of how to improve each aspect to make our lives better in the future.
Rowan Hooper is an evolutionary biologist, I liked his writing style, it made the narrative flow nicely from the beginning to the end, I might have enjoyed some chapters more than others but it's a matter of personal taste.
The book is structured in three parts: thinking, doing, and being. Each part is further divided into some traits, for example, language, memory, resilience etc.
I'm not sure why the author chose these particular aspects of our lives (memory, happiness, ...), but we all have to start and stop somewhere. I like the fact that the book made me rethink of the concept of nature vs. nurture. I see that it is an oversimplification, genetic and environment are intertwined after all and if we embrace this view we can better tackle the problem of how to improve each aspect to make our lives better in the future.
Rowan Hooper is an evolutionary biologist, I liked his writing style, it made the narrative flow nicely from the beginning to the end, I might have enjoyed some chapters more than others but it's a matter of personal taste.
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