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“Because of the distinctive adaptive challenges we face as a species, we require a way to inject controlled doses of chaos into our lives.” LifeOrderHumanChaosToxic Book:Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization Source: Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
“Human rulers get poisoned or decapitated or simply voted out of office all the time, as our set of personal desires, our chimpanzee DNA, rears its individualistic head.” LifeOrderAnimalViolenceHumanChaosDnaChimpanzee Book:Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization Source: Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
“Our dependence on culture means that our minds need to be open to others, so that we can learn from them.” LifeMindLearningEvolutionCivilizationHumanCooperation Book:Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization Source: Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
“Humans transform the world through our creative technologies, and we cannot survive without them.” LifeMindCreativityTechnologyEvolutionHomo Sapiens Book:Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization Source: Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
“Our desire for alcohol is not an evolutionary mistake. There are good reasons for why we get drunk.” SocietyCivilizationAlcoholHomo SapiensDrinks Book:Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization Source: Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization