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Just 6 million years ago, a single female ape had two daughters. One became the ancestor of all chimpanzees, the other is our own grandmother.
Yuval Noah Harari • Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Holy crap
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Matt Ridley • The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves (P.S.)
Life Countdown
maedastudio.comlinear time—time as a unique (and usually progressing) story with an absolute beginning and an absolute end.
William Strauss • The Fourth Turning
you come from a long, unbroken line of ancestors who survived unimaginable adversity, difficulty, and struggle. It’s their genes and their blood that run through your body right now. Without them, you wouldn’t be here.