by Carl Sagan · Crítica · tapa dura · ISBN 9788474235890
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«Los dragones del Edén» is the popular science essay by Carl Sagan, published by Crítica in hardcover (259 pages, in Spanish).
Sagan explores how human intelligence has evolved from the brain structures inherited from our reptile and mammal ancestors, and examines the relationships between genetics, culture and rational capacity. The author combines myth, paleontology and neuroscience to address memory storage, animal communication and the possibility of other intelligences in the universe, and reflects on the role of computers in understanding the brain.
This essay, originally published in 1977, received the Pulitzer Prize in the general nonfiction category. In this 1993 edition, the Drakontos imprint is presented as a series within the Crítica catalogue.
Recommended for readers interested in human evolution, neuroscience and classic popular science from the late 20th century.
Carl Edward Sagan was an American astronomer, planetary scientist and science communicator. Initially an assistant professor at Harvard, Sagan later moved to Cornell, where he was the David Duncan Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences and directed the Laboratory for Planetary Studies. He played an active role in the Mariner, Viking and Voyager programs. He published more than 600 scientific papers and articles and several popular science books, starting with The Cosmic Connection. He won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for The Dragons of Eden.
