The Dragons of Eden
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The Dragons of Eden is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1977 book by Carl Sagan that explores the evolution of human intelligence and the brain through a blend of science, anthropology, and speculative thought.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Dragons of Eden canonical | 7 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Carl Sagan ⓘ |
| awarded | Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Don Ivan Punchatz ⓘ |
| followedBy | Broca's Brain ⓘ |
| genre |
anthropology
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popular science ⓘ science ⓘ speculative non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Carl Sagan ⓘ |
| hasPart |
comparisons between human and animal brains
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discussion of genetics and intelligence ⓘ discussion of the triune brain theory ⓘ reflections on myth and dragons as symbols ⓘ speculation on future evolution of intelligence ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-394-41045-3 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
origins of human intelligence
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place of humans in the evolutionary process ⓘ relationship between brain structure and behavior ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing ideas about brain evolution
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winning the Pulitzer Prize ⓘ |
| pageCount | 288 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Carl Sagan
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surface form:
Carl Sagan bibliography
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| precededBy | The Cosmic Connection ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House ⓘ |
| subject |
anthropology
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cognitive evolution ⓘ comparative psychology ⓘ cosmology and human origins ⓘ evolution of human intelligence ⓘ human brain ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ |
| usesApproach |
historical
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interdisciplinary ⓘ scientific ⓘ speculative ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Carl Sagan