Derek Tracy gives his second interview on hominin evolution, covering the aspects of homo sapiens which may have made us special in comparison to other human lineages, the evolutionary pressures which were most important, and how thinking about our evolutionary history helps him as a clinician.
This episode is based on a chapter titled 'Hominin evolution II: Sapiens, Masters of the Known Universe', authored by Derek Tracy. It is chapter 3 in the book 'Evolutionary Psychiatry: Current Perspectives on Evolution and Mental Health", published by Cambridge University Press.
The book is available for purchase here via CUP or on Amazon.
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