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Transcendence: How Humans Evolved Through Fire, Language, Beauty, and TimeIn the tradition of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Sapiens, a winner of the Royal Society Prize for Science Books shows how four tools enabled has us humans to control the destiny of our species "A wondrous, visionary work." Tim Flannery, scientist and author of the bestselling The Weather Makers What enabled us to go from simple stone tools to smartphones? How did bands of hunter gatherers evolve into multinational empires? Readers of Sapiens will say a
In the tradition of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Sapiens, a winner of the Royal Society Prize for Science Books shows how four tools enabled has us humans to control the destiny of our species"A wondrous, visionary work." --Tim Flannery, scientist and author of the bestselling The Weather Makers
What enabled us to go from simple stone tools to smartphones? How did bands of hunter-gatherers evolve into multinational empires? Readers of Sapiens will say a cognitive revolution -- a dramatic evolutionary change that altered our brains, turning primitive humans into modern ones -- caused a cultural explosion. In Transcendence, Gaia Vince argues instead that modern humans are the product of a nuanced coevolution of our genes, environment, and culture that goes back into deep time. She explains how, through four key elements -- fire, language, beauty, and time -- our species diverged from the evolutionary path of all other animals, unleashing a compounding process that launched us into the Space Age and beyond. Provocative and poetic, Transcendence shows how a primate took dominion over nature and turned itself into something marvelous.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 01/21/2020
ISBN: 9780465094905
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.40d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 09/23/2019
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2019 pg. 71
Library Journal 12/01/2019 pg. 105
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★★★★★ 4
Flimsy
Color: Beige, Size: 8 Panel
It’s thinner than what I thought and flimsy.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Easy assemble and not to big!
Color: Black, Size: 132in-Large Metal Base
I bought this because I fo a lot of zoom/teams meetings and work just mandated no false backgrounds (don’t ask) soooo to hide my real home and allow others to roam free while I work I got this. Easy to assemble although you will need some space. I thought I might be to big at 11’ wide as I have a small desk area but actually it’s perfect and could use a couple more panels. Leaves just enough room so I’m not completely cocooned - I can move my chair and get up walk behind chair and exit space. Great deal and tax deductible!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2025
★★★★★ 4
Fair Quality, Hour and a half build
Color: Black, Size: 132in-Large Metal Base
Key things: It does (more or less, not completely) fold in on itself, it does block nearly all visibility (especially from an angle), it was only about an hour and thirty minutes to put together, and it is light weight.
Do I recommend? Yeah.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Privacy
Color: Black, Size: 132in-Large Metal Base
Great for privacy especially if you have a roommate..
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Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2026
★★★★★ 3
Assembly was a bit rough
Color: Black, Size: 132in-Large Metal Base
It is serving the purpose it is bought for. However the assembly was harder than it should have been.
Joining the parts A and B (two iron pipes) was very hard. We can't use any tools to do that and it has to be done manually and every joint was very tight and very hard to to do. I had to struggle to make 24 joints for the length I need. At one point I was going to return it, but I needed it very badly so continued with the assembly.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2024