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The Social Leap
William von Hippel
The New Evolutionary Science of Who We Are, Where We Come From, and What Makes Us Happy
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The Social Leap (2018) casts a critical eye on our modern world through the lens of evolutionary psychology. This provocative text argues that human nature is the product of generations spent struggling to survive on the savannah and that many of our contemporary problems can be understood by looking backward.
About the author
William von Hippel is an internationally-renowned professor of psychology based at Australia’s University of Queensland. His writing has been featured in the New York Times, the Economist, Le Monde, and the Australian.
Who might enjoy this content?
- Those interested in the evolution of humanity
- Frazzled souls hoping to understand the modern condition
- Anyone interested in explaining human behavior
