Humanimal: How Homo Sapiens Became Nature's Most Paradoxical Creature--A New Evolutionary History by Adam Rutherford

Humanimal: How Homo Sapiens Became Nature's Most Paradoxical Creature--A New Evolutionary History

Adam Rutherford

256 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative reflective slow-paced
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"Rutherford describes Humanimal 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 boo...

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informative 97%
reflective 41%
funny 19%
inspiring 17%
challenging 15%
hopeful 10%
lighthearted 8%
relaxing 6%

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slow 20%
fast 18%

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