The Secret of Our Success: Summary & Review

Joseph Henrich’s The Secret of Our Success (2015) dives into human evolution and the role of culture in shaping our unique success as a species.

Exec SummaryIt’s not our superior intelligence that accounts for human success and ecological dominanceBiology and ‘survival instincts’ are insufficient to help us thrive and survive across the globeCulture is the ‘secret’ of our success as shaped by cultural evolutionOur brains are equipped for cultural learning, and the limit...