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Gaia Vince · 2025
Sequence ladder
Narrative Intelligence sources live outside the figurative image sequence ladder. Adaptive placement applies to image sequences, not this reading library.
What this book knows
Human migration, shaped by climate and cooperation, is the master force behind every social, cognitive, and technological leap our species has made.
transformation
Climate change has guided where people live and where they move, and it has shaped the structure, power, and collapse of societies.
GCHM-RC-002The terrible loss faced by both humans and native wildlife will be countered by vast opportunities for development as tropical migrants create homes in new northlands.
GCHM-RC-062mind-and-cognition
Smaller guts that required fewer calories were selected, and the size of the human brain's cortex dramatically increased. Raw food would not have provided enough protein.
GCHM-RC-014The human brain is literally shaped by culture. The shape and location of chimps' brain folds are largely determined by genes, whereas humans differ.
GCHM-RC-008belonging
Humans operate in networks that go beyond their immediate families or even their groups or tribes, unlike other social animals such as bees or ants.
GCHM-RC-009Songlines kept the cultural avenues and gene pools healthy and enabled ice age Aboriginal culture to find a balance between being separated and connected.
GCHM-RC-010Illuminates
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