Why are humans on Earth and what has made us different from chimpanzees and every other species on the planet? Are human races very old? Does evolution follow a plan and does it move towards progress?
Compiling a list of all human hallmarks and pinpointing their origin in time is an arduous task, and one that is far from being completed. Juan Luis Arsuaga and Manuel Martín-Loeches brilliantly argue that our distinguishing characteristics were not only determined by natural selection, but also by the “hostile nature” of human society. We had to fight society in order to survive and have children. This relevant fact, ignored by science, allows us to better understand our history and helps us speculate about “the man of the future”. An innovative and daring view of our past, present, and future.
«A gentle stroll in the company of its two authors – a paleontologist and a psychobiologist – through the compelling world of the mind and the brain, sex, beauty and its raison d’etre and society.» Antonio Calvo Roy, El País
Why are humans on Earth and what has made us different from chimpanzees and every other species on the planet? Are human races very old? Does evolution follow a plan and does it move towards progress?
Compiling a list of all human hallmarks and pinpointing their origin in time is an arduous task, and one that is far from being completed. Juan Luis Arsuaga and Manuel Martín-Loeches brilliantly argue that our distinguishing characteristics were not only determined by natural selection, but also by the “hostile nature” of human society. We had to fight society in order to survive and have children. This relevant fact, ignored by science, allows us to better understand our history and helps us speculate about “the man of the future”. An innovative and daring view of our past, present, and future.
«A gentle stroll in the company of its two authors – a paleontologist and a psychobiologist – through the compelling world of the mind and the brain, sex, beauty and its raison d’etre and society.» Antonio Calvo Roy, El País
Consciousness Told From A Sapiens To A Neanderthal | Alfaguara, 2024
On the Other Side of the Fog | Destino/Planeta, 2024; Suma/PRH, 2005
Our Body: Seven Million Years of Evolution | Destino/Planeta, 2023
Death Told By A Sapiens To A Neanderthal | Alfaguara/PRH, 2022
Life Told By A Sapiens To A Neanderthal | Alfaguara/PRH, 2020
Life, the Great Story | Destino/Planeta, 2019
Amalur. The Atom in the Mind | Destino/Planeta, 2019
The Neanderthal’s Necklace | Destino, 2019 / Temas de Hoy, 1999
The Chosen Species | Destino, 2019 / Temas de Hoy, 1997
The First Journey of Our Life | Temas de Hoy/Planeta, 2012
A Brief History of Earth | Temas de hoy, 2010
Mr. Darwin's Clock | Temas de Hoy/Planeta, 2009
My First Prehistory Book. When the World Was Just a Child | Espasa, 2008
The Human Saga | Edaf, 2007
On the Other Side of the Fog | Suma/PRH, 2005
The World of Atapuerca | Plaza & Janés/PRH, 2004
The Aborigines. Feeding and Human Evolution | RBA, 2002
The Sphinx Enigma | Plaza & Janés/PRH, 2001