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Brenna Hassett: Homo Sapiens – The Ape Who Refused to Grow Up
Why does it take humans so long to reach adulthood? In Homo Sapiens: The Ape Who Refused to Grow Up, biological anthropologist Brenna Hassett challenges conventional views on evolution and offers fresh answers to one of science’s most intriguing questions: how and why did modern humans emerge two million years ago?
Drawing on observations of our primate relatives and tiny archaeological relics, Hassett explores every facet of human evolution—from feeding and breast milk composition to our love of formal education. She examines how fertility relates to body fat, what teeth reveal about our evolutionary past, why humans talk so much, and how our species survived when pregnancy occurs only 30% of the time.
This book is a treasure trove of insights, explaining how we evolved through an unusually long childhood and how those adaptive mechanisms still shape our behavior today. Praised as an intellectual pleasure, it joins the gold standard of science writing alongside works by Yuval Noah Harari and Jared Diamond. Perfect for educators, new parents, and curious readers alike, it reveals how we became the species we are.