The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (563 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1531888453 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 568 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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He briefed the Apollo astronauts before their flights to the Moon, and was an experimenter on the Mariner, Viking, Voyager, and Galileo expeditions to the planets. His 1980 television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage won the Emmy and Peabody awards. Sagan received the NASA medals for Exceptional Scientific Achievement, and the Pulitzer Prize for The Dragons of Eden. The National Science Foundation declared that
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."A history of the human brain from the big bang, fifteen billion years ago, to the day before yesterdayIt's a delight." -The New York TimesIntroductory music from the original score for COSMOS: A SpaceTime Odyssey composed by Alan Silvestri, used with permission from Cosmos Studios, Inc. The Pulitzer Prize WinnerDr. and Chappers Music. All rights reserved. Special thanks to Fuzzy Planets, Inc.
From the Inside Flap 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."A history of the human brain from the big bang, fifteen billion years ago, to the day before yesterdayIt's a delight."THE NEW YORK TIMES
jtmedley"Excellent, a scientific masterpiece. Absolutely Brilliant. Dr. Sagan at his best." according to jtmedley21. I have read that other books such as "The Demon Haunted World" were written when Dr. Sagan was very ill, and therefore might not have been his best works. Well this was probably written around the zenith of his career, and most definitely reflects that. Every page is pure genius. If you are interested in science, the cosmos, or a fan of any other related fields, he touches on many different topics in this book. It is an excellent co. 1 said Excellent, a scientific masterpiece. Absolutely Brilliant. Dr. Sagan at his best.. I have read that other books such as "The Demon Haunted World" were written when Dr. Sagan was very ill, and therefore might not have been his best works. Well this was probably written around the zenith of his career, and most definitely reflects that. Every page is pure genius. If you are interested in science, the cosmos, or a fan of any other related fields, he touches on many different topics in this book. It is an excellent co. Ashley said Excellent and scientific without being too technical. I'm studying the evolution of the mind, for a grad course project, and found a lot of interesting background info in this text. As was the habit in the '70s, the writer does assume his audience is well informed and so he doesn't always indicate where his evidence or research came from, which is frustrating if you want to look deeper.This text combines anthro, bio, and history in such a way as to be quite persuasive. However, if you'. Thi is the most interesting way of looking at the Thi is the most interesting way of looking at the evolution of humans. It fills the void created by the more traditional ways of looking back at our prehistory. The book sheds light on many of the unique characteristics of "human nature" as well as the probable origin of some of our common myths. Looking at evolution and marking the stages not exclusively by how we differ from our primate brothers but marking our growth by the devel