

A Neanderthal Reviews "Sapiens" by Yuval Noah Harari
As told to and translated by Hank Felsman In an undisclosed controlled environment in Alexandria, VA, just a 25-minute bicycle ride from...
Hank Felsman
Jul 19, 2019

How Humans Discovered Cooking Before Harnessing Fire
When the ancestors of modern humans left the Serengeti 2-3 million years ago, they mostly went east, first into present-day Tanzania and...
Hank Felsman
Jun 27, 2017


The Psychological Impact of the Human Lifespan Suddenly Doubling
In the past century alone, the average human life expectancy has more than doubled. In 1900, growing up, you might expect to live 31...
Hank Felsman
Jun 6, 2017