Kyle Harrison
to-read
The Third Chimpanzee
The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
- Author
- Jared Diamond
- Published
- 1991
- Pages
- 360
- Recommended
- Once
Why it’s on the list: Jared Diamond on how humans, genetically near-identical to chimpanzees, evolved unique traits like language and art while retaining destructive animal instincts.
Where I heard about it
- Charlie Munger — on his reading list in Poor Charlie’s Almanack, the perennial list of books that build a latticework of multidisciplinary mental models.
Connections
- Poor Charlie’s Almanack — surfaced on Charlie Munger’s recommended-reading list.