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The Dragons of Eden
by Carl Sagan
Pulitzer-winning speculations on the evolution of human intelligence: the triune brain, dreams, myths. Dated in neuroscience, still stimulating.
Read it if…
you want Sagan on the mind.
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Skip it if…
you want current brain science.
Try instead: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry →
Three things you will actually use
- Intelligence evolved.
- Myths encode memory.
- Speculate responsibly.
Do this first
Read the chapter on the cosmic calendar.
Our verdict
Sagan on intelligence.
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