Evolution
Our ancient story unfolds through cutting-edge science, revealing how DNA, natural selection, and biological forces have shaped everything from our bodies to our behaviors. Leading thinkers illuminate humanity's place in nature's grand experiment, exploring sex, intelligence, health, and the countless quirks that make us uniquely human.
Evolution Book Summaries
Life on the Edge
The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology
Science
Biology
Physics
The Evolution of Everything
How New Ideas Emerge
Science
History
Philosophy
From Darwin to Derrida
Selfish Genes, Social Selves, and the Meanings of Life
Philosophy
Science
Evolution
The Archaeology of Mind
Neuroevolutionary Origins of Human Emotions
Psychology
Neuroscience
Science
Darwin Comes to Town
How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution
Science
Nature
Biology
Your Inner Fish
a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
Science
Biology
Evolution
The Music of Life
Biology Beyond Genes
Science
Biology
Evolution
A Crack in Creation
Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution
Science
Biology
Genetics
The Vital Question
Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life
Science
Biology
Evolution
Mating Intelligence Unleashed
The Role of the Mind in Sex, Dating, and Love
Psychology
Sexuality
Science
Kluge
The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth
4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters
Science
History
Biology
The Universe Within
Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People
Science
Biology
Evolution
Good Reasons for Bad Feelings
Insights from the Frontier of Evolutionary Psychiatry
Psychology
Science
Mental Health
Spent
Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior
Psychology
Science
Economics
Mean Genes
From Sex to Money to Food Taming Our Primal Instincts
Science
Psychology
Biology
The Social Leap
The New Evolutionary Science of Who We Are, Where We Come From, and What Makes Us Happy
Science
Psychology
Evolution
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
The Stories in Our Genes
Science
History
Biology
The Demon in the Machine
How Hidden Webs of Information Are Solving the Mystery of Life
Science
Biology
Physics
The Darwin Economy
Liberty, Competition, and the Common Good
Economics
Psychology
Politics
The Ascent of Man
Science
History
Philosophy
Human Evolution
A Very Short Introduction
Science
Evolution
Anthropology
The Science of Good and Evil
Why People Cheat, Gossip, Care, Share, and Follow the Golden Rule
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
At the Water's Edge
Fish with Fingers, Whales with Legs, and How Life Came Ashore but Then Went Back to Sea
Science
Biology
Evolution
The Third Chimpanzee
The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
Science
History
Anthropology
Unweaving the Rainbow
Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder
Science
Philosophy
Biology
A Natural History of Human Thinking
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
The Science of Love and Betrayal
Psychology
Science
Popular Science
The Book of Humans
A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War and the Evolution of Us
Science
History
Biology
Breaking the Spell
Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
Philosophy
Science
Atheism
The Human Story
Science
Evolution
Anthropology
Thinking Big
How the Evolution of Social Life Shaped the Human Mind
Science
Psychology
Evolution
What Evolution Is
Science
Evolution
Biology
The Animal Kingdom
A Very Short Introduction
Science
Biology
Nature
The Upright Thinkers
The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos
Science
History
Evolution
Evolution
The Triumph of an Idea
Science
Evolution
Biology
The 10000 Year Explosion
How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution
Science
History
Evolution
The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology
Psychology
Science
Evolution
Evolutionary Ideas
Unlocking ancient innovation to solve tomorrow’s challenges
Psychology
Science
Business
Origin Story
A Big History of Everything
History
Science
Anthropology
Spiritual Evolution
A Scientific Defense of Faith
Spirituality
Psychology
Religion
On Human Nature
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
How Many Friends Does One Person Need?
Science
Psychology
Anthropology
The Story of the Human Body
Evolution, Health, and Disease
Science
Health
Biology
Darwin's Doubt
The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design
Science
Evolution
Religion
What Do You Think You Are?
The Science of What Makes You You
Science
Psychology
Self Help
How Life Works
A User’s Guide to the New Biology
Science
Biology
Nature
The Invisible History of the Human Race
How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures
Science
History
Genetics
Cognitive Gadgets
The Cultural Evolution of Thinking
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
