Citing recent anthropological discoveries, a provocative analysis of possible changes to current scientific beliefs considers such topics as the possible link between humans and chimpanzees, the role of childbirth in the development of early social groups, and the possible interbreeding of humans and Neanderthals.
Carl Zimmer is the author of three well-received books on evolution. A Guggenheim fellow in 2002, he writes regularly for magazines, including National Geographic, Science, Newsweek, and Natural History.