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THE SOCIAL LEAP - WILLIAM VON HIPPEL GEBUNDEN

In the compelling popular science tradition of Sapiens and Guns  Germs  and Steel  a
groundbreaking and eye-opening exploration that applies evolutionary science to provide a new
perspective on human psychology  revealing how major challenges from our past have shaped some
of the most fundamental aspects of our being.The most fundamental aspects of our lives-from
leadership and innovation to aggression and happiness-were permanently altered by the social
leap our ancestors made from the rainforest to the savannah. Their struggle to survive on the
open grasslands required a shift from individualism to a new form of collectivism  which
forever altered the way our mind works. It changed the way we fight and our proclivity to make
peace  it changed the way we lead and the way we follow  it made us innovative but not
inventive  it created a new kind of social intelligence  and it led to new sources of life
satisfaction.In The Social Leap  Bill von Hippel lays out this revolutionary hypothesis 
tracing human development through three critical evolutionary inflection points to explain how
events in our distant past shape our lives today. From the mundane  such as why we exaggerate 
to the surprising  such as why we believe our own lies and why fame and fortune are as likely
to bring misery as happiness  the implications are far reaching and extraordinary.Blending
anthropology  biology  history  and psychology with evolutionary science  The Social Leap is a
fresh and provocative look at our species that provides new clues about who we are  what makes
us happy  and how to use this knowledge to improve our lives.

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