Introduction: Let's take a journey together
Who were the first hominin ancestors?
Big-brained babies give moms big grief
Did farming bring prosperity?
Peking man and the Yakuza
Asia challenges Africa's stronghold on the birthplace of humanity
Cooperation connects you and me
In search of the most humanlike face
The molecular clock does not keep time
Denisovians: the Asian Neanderthals?
Seven billion humans, one single race?
Are humans still evolving?
Epilogue: Precious humanity
Epilogue 2: An invitation to an unfamiliar world of paleoanthropology
Appendix 1: Common questions and answers about evolution
Appendix 2: Overview of hominin evolution.
