Transcendence - by Gaia Vince (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>What enabled humans to go from simple stone tools to smartphones? How did bands of hunter-gatherers evolve into multinational empires? In <i>Transcendence<i>, Vince argues that modern humans are the product of a nuanced coevolution of their genes, environment, and culture that goes back into deep time.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>In the tradition of <i>Guns, Germs, and Steel </i>and <i>Sapiens, </i>a winner of the </b><b>Royal Society Prize for Science Books shows h</b><b>ow four tools enabled has us humans to control the destiny of our species</b><br><b>A wondrous, visionary work. --Tim Flannery, </b><b>scientist and author of the bestselling <i>The Weather Makers</i></b><br>What enabled us to go from simple stone tools to smartphones? How did bands of hunter-gatherers evolve into multinational empires? Readers of <i>Sapiens</i> will say a cognitive revolution -- a dramatic evolutionary change that altered our brains, turning primitive humans into modern ones -- caused a cultural explosion. In <i>Transcendence</i>, Gaia Vince argues instead that modern humans are the product of a nuanced coevolution of our genes, environment, and culture that goes back into deep time. She explains how, through four key elements -- fire, language, beauty, and time -- our species diverged from the evolutionary path of all other animals, unleashing a compounding process that launched us into the Space Age and beyond. Provocative and poetic, <i>Transcendence</i> shows how a primate took dominion over nature and turned itself into something marvelous.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>A best book of the year (<i>Times </i>of London)</b><br><br><i>Transcendence</i> is a beautifully imaginative overview of the biological and cultural evolution of humans. Richly informed by the latest research, Vince's colorful survey fizzes like a zip-wire as it tours our species' story from the Big Bang to the coming age of hyper-cooperation.--<i><b>Richard Wrangham, professor of biological anthropology at HarvardUniversity and author of The Goodness Paradox</b></i><br><br>A hugely enjoyable sprint through human evolutionary history... and a good story.--<b>Tim Radford</b>, <i><b>Nature</b></i><br><br>A wondrous, visionary work.--<i><b>Tim Flannery, scientist and authorof The Weather Makers</b></i><br><br>An engaging, well-researched book for anyone curious about the development of humanity as approached through a social lens.--<i><b>Library Journal</b></i><br><br>An imaginative and inspiring adventure into the origins and evolution of what we hold most dear: our human culture.--<i><b>Uta Frith, emeritus professor of cognitive development UCL</b></i><br><br>Any story that begins with the words '14 billion years ago' is bound to be epic, and <i>Transcendence</i> is no exception... An impressive breadth of research from paleoarchaeology to genetics to anthropology.--<b>M.R. O'Connor</b>, <i><b> Undark </b></i><br><br>Captivating... A provocative, highly readable take on our astonishing emergence from the primordial soup.--<i><b>Kirkus Reviews (starred review)</b></i><br><br>History doesn't get much bigger than this epic sweep through human progress....Vince takes dizzying leaps, making connections between archaeology, anthropology, genetics, and psychology.--<b>Tom Whipple</b>, <i><b>Times of London</b></i><br><br>Science writer Vince looks at human evolution in terms of four elements -- dubbed Fire, Word, Beauty, and Time -- in this stimulating account... Even those broadly familiar with humanity's story will find new information and insights in Vince's fascinating study. <br>--<i><b>Publishers Weekly</b></i><br><br>This book goes from the Big Bang to the Hundred Thousand Genome Project to make a convincing case that <i>Homo sapiens </i>has become a super-organism. I learned a lot from it and so will you.--<i><b>Steve Jones, Emeritus Professor of HumanGenetics UCL and author of Here Comes the Sun </b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Gaia Vince</b> is a science writer and broadcaster. In 2015, she was the first woman to win the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book prize solo for her debut, <i>Adventures in the Anthropocene</i>. She has held senior editorial posts at <i>Nature</i> and <i>New Scientist</i>, and writes for <i>Science</i>, the <i>Guardian</i>, and others. She lives in London.
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