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Joseph Henrich’s: The secret of our success—how culture is driving human evolution, domesticating our species, and making us smarter

Princeton University Press, Princeton & Oxford, 2016, 464 pp, $ 19.95, Paperback

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Henkel, J. Joseph Henrich’s: The secret of our success—how culture is driving human evolution, domesticating our species, and making us smarter. J Bioecon 20, 331–334 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10818-018-9275-1

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