The Book Prize Index

The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee

Jared Diamond

More than 98 per cent of human genes are shared with the two species of chimpanzee. The 'third' chimpanzee is man. Jared Diamond surveys our life-cycle, culture, sexuality and destructive urges both towards ourselves and the planet, to explore the ways in which we are uniquely human yet still influenced by our animal origins. Book jacket.

ScienceScience · medium confidenceScience81 signalsLlm Classifier: Science -> ScienceGoogle Books: Nature -> Nature & EnvironmentKeyword Classifier: Gender & Sexuality -> Gender & SexualityLGBTQ History & LifeNatural History & AnimalsScience & Discovery

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Royal Society Science Book PrizeMajor1992WinnerSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    Humans are uniquely human yet deeply shaped by animal origins, as reflected in our life-cycle, culture, sexuality, and destructive urges toward ourselves and the planet.

    Model confidence 66%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    45 / 100 academic

    Trade / academic crossover

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 74%.