To science we owe dramatic changes in our smug self-image. Astronomy taught us that our Earth is not the center of the universe, but merely one of nine planets circling one of billions of stars. From biology we learned that humans were not specially created by God but evolved along with tens of millions of other species.

The Rise And Fall Of The Third Chimpanzee (ed. Random House, 2013) - ISBN: 9781409001409