The Dragons of Eden

The Dragons of Eden

Softcover
4.73

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“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 Times

Dr. 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 . . . chimpanzees taught to communicate in deaf and dumb language . . . the definition of death . . . cloning . . . computers . . . intelligent life on other planets. . . . Fascinating . . . delightful.”—The Boston Globe

“In some lost Eden where dragons ruled, the foundations of our intelligence were laid. . . . Carl Sagan takes us on a guided tour of that lost land. . . . Fascinating . . . entertaining . . . masterful.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Book Information

Main Genre
Specialized Books
Sub Genre
Technology
Format
Softcover
Pages
N/A
Price
10.00 €

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5

Once again a book that teaches a lot although it's not the newest. But it's written by Carl Sagan, so his predictions mostly came true :) I especially loved to learn about the chimpanzees that were able to use sign language and about language altogether.

5

Absolutely genius!

I learned so much about natural history, history, evolution, psychology, computers, animal intelligence, ethics, neurology and many other subjects, it's incredible. A must read for everyone in search for knowledge and wisdom.

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