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Humans are the only mammals to walk on two, rather than four, legs. From an evolutionary perspective, this is an illogical development, as it slows us down. But here we are, suggesting there must have been something tremendous to gain from bipedalism. First Steps takes our ordinary, everyday...

Blending history, science, and culture, a stunning and highly engaging evolutionary story exploring how walking on two legs allowed humans to become the planet’s dominant species. Humans are the only mammals to walk on two, rather than four legs—a locomotion known as bipedalism. We strive to...

“The best book on human evolution this century." —Agustín Fuentes, author of The Creative Spark The award-winning author of First Steps returns with a revelatory tour of the latest scientific discoveries in paleontology and archaeology to challenge the idea of human exceptionalism...