The Knowledge Gene: The Incredible Story of the Supergene That Gives Us Human Creativity

by Lynne Kelly

Book Overview

This is the extraordinary story of the discovery of the gene that makes us human. For readers of The Dawn of Everything and Sapiens.

Over 300,000 years ago, a single gene mutated. It spread over time, becoming critical in transforming our earliest ancestors into fully modern humans, capable of navigating the entire planet and beyond. Then, just a few thousand years ago, humans gradually outsourced knowledge to writing,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 177840197X
• ISBN13: 9781778401978
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Greystone Books
• Length: 456 Pages