Overview In Sapiens, historian Yuval Noah Harari tells the story of our species. He covers the last 150,000 years with brilliant writing, interweaving history with science. I learned a great deal from Sapiens. It was easily one of my favorite books of the year, and you’ll love it too. I’ll briefly cover why we – Homo sapiens – went […]
Month: August 2017
The Genius of Birds
Recommendation Before reading The Genius of Birds, I didn’t know (or care) much about birds, and I certainly didn’t think they were geniuses. Fortunately, Jennifer Ackerman changed that and was able to open my mind to the intelligence and beauty of our avian friends. Ackerman demonstrates how birds form complex social relationships, use tools, remember faces, […]
August
Book 31: The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming One-Straw Revolution is a “manifesto about farming, eating, and the limits of human knowledge” that challenges our global food system. I chose to read this because someone recommended it to me (unfortunately, I can’t recall who). Additionally, I don’t know much about farming, and figured […]