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December 13

Articles on dominence of Homo Sapiens

Are there any articles dedicated to explaining why Homo Sapiens took over as the dominant human species? Tyrone Madera (talk) 00:44, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

New Scientist had a cover story on this on 27 November 2021 entitled "The last human". You might be able to find it at your local library. The story argues that Homo sapiens was a generalist which could survive in a wide range of habitats, unlike other human species which were specialised to cold climates or forests, and H. sapiens cooperated and traded with each other over substantial distances. These factors made us more resilient than other species. The related editorial for that issue may be able to be read online without a subscription; try [1]-gadfium 02:13, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

Homo Sapiens®: Complains all the time if forced to sleep on random land naked but smart enough to survive anywhere*. Available at your local Ford/Lincoln/Mercury hominin dealer. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 00:43, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

Ah, apologies for my lack of clarity. By articles I meant Wikipedia articles. Tyrone Madera (talk) 04:00, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for the interesting read, though! Tyrone Madera (talk) 04:02, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

Here's Yuval Harari on the same theme: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/468882620 . --- The Anome (talk) 10:14, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

Have any opposing viewpoint articles been written by non-Homo sapiens species? --←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:21, 15 December 2021 (UTC)