A review by icecurtain
The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence by Carl Sagan

3.0

I enjoy Carl Sagan's works, such as "The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark," but this one didn't grab me as much. Perhaps because its age becomes quickly apparent. I see the original copyright is 1977, which makes me work how much of the science in the book needs to be updated. There's also an unfortunate defense of Freud and commentary on technology that semes quite amusing in the age of smartphones and generative AI. If you've read several of his books and want to catch them all, go for it. If this would be your first Carl Sagan book, pick something else.
The bits on primate intelligence were interesting though.