"A fluid introduction to the development of the human species."--"Booklist "Among the countless traits and behaviors that separate us from the rest of the animal kingdom, six stand out--our big toe, opposable thumb, oddly shaped pharynx, and our abilities to laugh, kiss, and cry. Though seemingly unconnected, they are actually closely linked, each marking a fork in the evolutionary road where we went one way and the rest of the animal kingdom went another. Drawing on complexity theory, the latest brain scanning techniques, and new insights from fields as diverse as anthropology and artificial intelligence, science writer Chip Walter explains why our brains grew so large and complex, why we find one another sexually attractive, how tool making laid the mental groundwork for language, why we care about what others think, and how we became the creature that laughs and cries and falls in love. Original, informative, and thought-provoking, "Thumbs, Toes, and Tears "will increase your sense of wonder and appreciation for how unique "Homo sapiens "truly is.

奇普·沃爾特（Chip Walter），科普作傢、記者、電視製片人，曾任CNN主管。現為卡耐基梅隆大學梅隆學院常駐作傢。經常在《科學美國人》（Scientific American）和《經濟學人》（Economist）上發錶文章。著有《僅存的猿》（Last ape standing）等著作。現居賓夕法尼亞州匹茲堡。

譯者簡介：

蔡承誌，科普圖書專職翻譯作傢。譯有《食物與廚藝》（三部）、《創作大事的不傳之秘》、《大腦比天空更遼闊》、《知識的365堂課》、《無限大的秘密》、《如何幫地球量體重》等。