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The Third Chimpanzee was first published in 1991 and has been in print ever since. This new, illustrated edition is aimed at a young readership. In it, Jared Diamond explores what makes us human and poses fascinating questions.

  • If we share more than 98% of our DNA with chimpanzees, how is it that we can write, read, talk, build telescopes and bombs, while we put our speechless and bomb-less close relatives in cages and zoos?
  • What can woodpeckers teach us about spacecraft?
  • Is genocide a human invention?
  • Why does extinction matter?
  • Why are we destroying the natural resources on which we depend for survival?
  • What hope is there for future generations?

Not only is The Third Chimpanzee a mind-boggling survey of how we came to be, but it is also a plea to the next generation to "make better decisions than their parents and get us out of the mess we're in."

The Third Chimpanzee: On the Evolution and Future of the Human Animal

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The Third Chimpanzee was first published in 1991 and has been in print ever since. This new, illustrated edition is... Read more

    Publisher: Oneworld Publications
    Publication Date: 01/09/2015
    ISBN13: 9781780747484, 978-1780747484
    ISBN10: 1780747489

    Number of Pages: 384

    Non Fiction , Mathematics & Science , Education

    Description

    The Third Chimpanzee was first published in 1991 and has been in print ever since. This new, illustrated edition is aimed at a young readership. In it, Jared Diamond explores what makes us human and poses fascinating questions.

    • If we share more than 98% of our DNA with chimpanzees, how is it that we can write, read, talk, build telescopes and bombs, while we put our speechless and bomb-less close relatives in cages and zoos?
    • What can woodpeckers teach us about spacecraft?
    • Is genocide a human invention?
    • Why does extinction matter?
    • Why are we destroying the natural resources on which we depend for survival?
    • What hope is there for future generations?

    Not only is The Third Chimpanzee a mind-boggling survey of how we came to be, but it is also a plea to the next generation to "make better decisions than their parents and get us out of the mess we're in."

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