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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
2 times
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Why it’s on the list: Joseph Henrich’s 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 heard about it

  • Replies to @SpencrGreenberg — named in the replies to his question “What non-fiction book taught you the most about how the world really works?”, June 2025.
  • Brendan McCord — on his Philosopher-Entrepreneur Reading List, under Capitalism, Morality, and Culture, shared March 2026.

Connections

  • A question for you — What non-fiction… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
  • Culture
  • Evolution

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