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Mentioned in 9 episodes
Catching Fire
How Cooking Made Us Human
Book • 2010
In 'Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human,' Richard Wrangham presents a revolutionary theory that cooking was the key factor in human evolution.
He argues that the shift from raw to cooked foods led to significant physiological changes, including a smaller digestive tract and larger brain.
Cooking also influenced social structures, such as pair bonding, marriage, and the sexual division of labor.
The book draws on evidence from various disciplines, including anthropology, biology, and nutritional science, to support Wrangham's hypothesis that cooking was essential for the emergence of Homo erectus and the development of modern humans.
He argues that the shift from raw to cooked foods led to significant physiological changes, including a smaller digestive tract and larger brain.
Cooking also influenced social structures, such as pair bonding, marriage, and the sexual division of labor.
The book draws on evidence from various disciplines, including anthropology, biology, and nutritional science, to support Wrangham's hypothesis that cooking was essential for the emergence of Homo erectus and the development of modern humans.
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