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Introduction 1
1. The Cosmic Calendar 11
2. Genes and Brains 19
3. The Brain and the Chariot 51
4. Eden as a Metaphor: The Evolution of Man 85
5. The Abstractions of Beasts 111
6. Tales of Dim Eden 133
7. Lovers and Madmen 161
8. The Future Evolution of the Brain 197
9. Knowledge is Our Destiny: Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Intelligence 237
Acknowledgments 249
Bibliography 251
Glossary 261
Index 267

“A history of the human brain from the big bang, fifteen billion years ago, to the day before yesterday . . . It's a delight.” - The New York Times

Dr. Carl Sagan takes us on a great reading adventure, offering his vivid and startling insight into the brain of man and beast, the origin of human intelligence, the function of our most haunting legends?and their amazing links to recent discoveries.

“How can I persuade every intelligent person to read this important and elegant book? . . . He talks about all kinds of things: the why of the pain of human childbirth . . . the reason for sleeping and dreaming . . . chimpanzees taught to communicate in deaf and dumb language . . . the definition of death . . . cloning . . . computers . . . intelligent life on other planets. . . . Fascinating . . . delightful.”-The Boston Globe

“In some lost Eden where dragons ruled, the foundations of our intelligence were laid. . . . Carl Sagan takes us on a guided tour of that lost land. . . . Fascinating . . . entertaining . . . masterful.”-St. Louis Post-Dispatch