The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos
by Leonard Mlodinow
Recommended by Tai Lopez
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How did a nearextinct species, eking out a meager existence with stone axes, become the dominant power on earth, able to harness a knowledge of nature ranging from tiny atoms to the vast structures of the universe Leonard Mlodinow takes us on an enthralling tour of the history of human progress, from our time on the African savannah through the i...
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Science, and History.
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Tai Lopez
“What is the best book you've read this month Mine is "Upright Thinkers" by Mlodinow. #braingame”
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Consider The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins. Recommended by 12 sources.
“Reading feels brisk and combative: clear metaphors and thought experiments carry much of the book, making abstract evolutionary mechanics concrete for a general reader. The most useful material offers step-by-step dismantling of purposive explanations and replaces them with probabilistic accounts of variation and selection. Main limitation is tone and repetition—several chapters restate the same counterarguments at length—and occasional technical detours into probability and genetics that slow readers who prefer story over demonstration. No hands-on exercises.”
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