Genome (The Extinction Files, #2)

by A.G. Riddle

Do fidem me nullum librum

The human brain consumes twenty percent of the calories we ingest, but it accounts for only two percent of our weight. No species in the history of the planet has ever dedicated so much of the calories they consume to their brains.

This dual system is the most powerful construct to date: capitalism to manage risk and share rewards; science to expand efficiency and resources.”