The Dragons of Eden; Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
Dr. Carl Sagan takes us on a great reading adventure, offering his vivid and startling insight into the brain of man and beast, the origin of human intelligence, the function of our most haunting legends—and their amazing links to recent discoveries.\ "A history of the human brain from the big bang, fifteen billion years ago, to the day before yesterday...It's a delight."\ THE NEW YORK TIMES\ \ \ The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Broca's Brain and Cosmos takes us on...
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Dr. Carl Sagan takes us on a great reading adventure, offering his vivid and startling insight into the brain of man and beast, the origin of human intelligence, the function of our most haunting legends—and their amazing links to recent discoveries."A history of the human brain from the big bang, fifteen billion years ago, to the day before yesterday...It's a delight."THE NEW YORK TIMES
Introduction11The Cosmic Calendar112Genes and Brains193The Brain and the Chariot514Eden as a Metaphor: The Evolution of Man855The Abstractions of Beasts1116Tales of Dim Eden1337Lovers and Madmen1618The Future Evolution of the Brain1979Knowledge is Our Destiny: Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Intelligence237Acknowledgments249Bibliography251Glossary261Index267
