The Ascent of Man

The book weaves through so many pivotal discoveries and ideas—what was the process behind choosing these specific stories to tell the larger human story?

His view that science is deeply intertwined with human culture made me think about how we often see science as separate from our values. Was that your experience too?

The interdisciplinary approach made the concepts stick, but I wonder what motivated Bronowski to weave these fields together into a cohesive narrative.