The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence

Synopsis

“a history of the human brain from the big bang, fifteen billion years ago, to the day before yesterday. It's a delight. ”—the new york timesdr. Carl sagan takes us on a great reading adventure, offering his vivid and startling insight into the brain of man and beast, the origin of human intelligence, the function of our most haunting legends—and their amazing links to recent discoveries. “how can i persuade every intelligent person to read this important and elegant book? . He talks about all kinds of things: the why of the pain of human childbirth. The reason for sleeping and dreaming.