Kyle Harrison
to-read
The Secret of Our Success
The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter
- Author
- Joseph Henrich
- Published
- 2016
- Pages
- 445
- Recommended
- Once
Why it’s on the list: The argument that humans are not smart individually but are unmatched at accumulating culture, and that culture and genes have been co-evolving ever since.
Where I saw it: A reply to @SpencrGreenberg’s question on X, June 5, 2025 — “What non-fiction book taught you the most about how the world really works?” — recovered from that thread and saved to Kyle’s Apple Note “Books To Read”. Thread: https://x.com/spencrgreenberg/status/1930639380424577198