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Henrich argued that the capacity for cultural learning distinguished humans from other species.
His 2015 book, The Secret of Our Success, argued that what sets human beings apart from other species is our capacity for cultural learning.
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Henrich argued that the capacity for cultural learning distinguished humans from other species.
His 2015 book, The Secret of Our Success, argued that what sets human beings apart from other species is our capacity for cultural learning.
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Ezra recommended The Secret of Our Success for its fascinating anthropological perspective on what makes humans uniquely successful as a species.
And the third book I want to recommend is The Secret of Our Success by Joe Henrich. Joe Henrich is an anthropologist who has some really interesting ideas about what it means to be human and what is special about the human species that made us so successful relative to other species.
