I don’t really have that much of a scientific preparation as I always had bad science teachers in school (bar one) and I was always told the sciences were not for me (hello, fixed mindset!). However, there are parts of science that I now find intriguing and I am trying to educate myself more. This book is part of that effort.

In “The Social Leap”, Von Hippel takes an evolutionary science approach to provide a new perspective on human psychology as according to him, the most fundamental feelings we have are inextricably linked to the ‘social leap’ our ancestors made a long, long time ago. The book is easy to read even for a layman as it describes studies and theories in detail but in easy terms that make the text enjoyable and not at all heavy or boring. Obviously it’s not your typical beach read but it was fun and interesting to read even on holiday.