How We Won the Hominid Wars, and All the Others Died Out

The unique adaptability of Homo sapiens 
is what allowed us to survive when so many other species 
died out, paleoanthropologist Rick Potts contends.

How did our species come to rule the planet? Rick Potts argues that environmental instability and disruption were decisive factors in the success of Homo sapiens: Alone among our primate tribe, we were able to cope with constant change and turn it to our advantage...

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