In-depth reviews of books.
The term ‘Neanderthal’ is all too often used in a pejorative sense, and there is a widespread perception of the Neanderthals as dimwits.
The underappreciated role of music in the development of language.
How human language may have evolved from the social lives of our primate ancestors.
The brain as a cathedral.
A revival and update of nineteenth-century modular theories.
An ambitious attempt to place language at the centre of the debate about human evolution.
An ambitious attempt to chart the whole of humanity’s career from the distant past to the far future.
A visit to the personal ‘museum’ of one of France’s most eminent prehistorians.
Two of the most pivotal works in the history of science fiction.