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Vopros, chem Homo sapiens nastolʹko unikalen i v chem zagadka ego nepostizhimogo ėvoli͡ut͡sionnogo uspekha, issleduetsi͡a uchenymi postoi͡anno i, veroi͡atno, ne perestanet zanimatʹ ikh do kont͡sa vremen. Professor Dzhozef Khenrikh, znamenityĭ antropolog i avtor nauchno-populi͡arnykh knig, predlagaet vazhneĭshee izmenenie v podkhode k ėtomu voprosu: neobkhodimo uchityvatʹ vlii͡anie kulʹtury na nashu biologii͡u i genetiku - tesno perepletai͡asʹ, oni vmeste generirui͡ut unikalʹnyĭ kompleks prot͡sessov, formirui͡ushchikh nashe povedenie i razvitie. Na uvlekatelʹnykh primerakh, s privlecheniem ogromnogo massiva nauchnykh dannykh iz samykh raznykh dist͡siplin, izuchai͡ushchikh cheloveka, Khenrikh vystraivaet rasshirennui͡u i obogashchennui͡u kartinu nashego ėvoli͡ut͡sionnogo puti. I neozhidanno dli͡a sebi͡a my nakhodim mnozhestvo otvetov na vechno muchai͡ushchie nas voprosy: "Pochemu v tekh ili inykh situat͡sii͡akh li͡udi vedut sebi͡a tak, a ne inache? Otkuda v nikh to i ėto? Pochemu oni takie odinakovye - i takie raznye?"Chelovek - zagadochnoe sushchestvo, sposobnoe kak borotʹsi͡a za vyzhivanie v dikoĭ prirode, tak i sozdavatʹ slozhnye instituty i kompleksnye sistemy. Kak nastolʹko nesovershennomu vidu kak Homo sapiens udalosʹ dominirovatʹ na planete, uchityvai͡a, naskolʹko bespomoshchnoĭ mozhet bytʹ kazhdai͡a otdelʹnai͡a osobʹ v odinochku? V knige "Sekret nashego uspekha" Dzhozef Khenrik predlagaet svoĭ otvet, utverzhdai͡a, chto otgadka kroetsi͡a ne vo vrozhdennom intellekte, a v kollektivnom razume.Opirai͡asʹ na obshirnye issledovanii͡a iz raznykh oblasteĭ, ot kulʹturologii i teorii igr do neĭrobiologii, Khenrik obʺi͡asni͡aet, chto imenno kollektivnyĭ razum sposobstvoval geneticheskoĭ ėvoli͡ut͡sii cheloveka i ego uspeshnoĭ adaptat͡sii. Sposobnosti cheloveka k obuchenii͡u i obmenu znanii͡ami s drugimi priveli k poi͡avlenii͡u kulʹturnykh innovat͡siĭ, kotorye v svoi͡u ocheredʹ vlii͡ali na nashu fiziologii͡u, anatomii͡u i psikhologii͡u i izmeni͡ali nas samikh.Avtor proslezhivaet razvitie kulʹturnoĭ i sot͡sialʹnoĭ prirody Homo sapiens s drevneĭshikh vremen, demonstrirui͡a, kak vzaimodeĭstvie genov i kulʹtury opredeli͡alo nashu neobychnui͡u ėvoli͡ut͡sionnui͡u traektorii͡u. Kniga "Sekret nashego uspekha" raskryvaet istoki nasheĭ unikalʹnosti i obʺi͡asni͡aet, kak ėvoli͡ut͡sii͡a kollektivnogo razuma privela chelovechestvo k triumfu.

The question of why Homo sapiens is so unique and what is the mystery of its incomprehensible evolutionary success is constantly being investigated by scientists and probably will not cease to occupy them until the end of time. Professor Joseph Henrich, a famous anthropologist and author of popular science books, suggests a major change in the approach to this issue: it is necessary to take into account the influence of culture on our biology and genetics - closely intertwined, they together generate a unique set of processes that shape our behavior and development. Using fascinating examples, with the involvement of a huge array of scientific data from a variety of disciplines studying humans, Henrich builds an expanded and enriched picture of our evolutionary path. And unexpectedly for ourselves, we find a lot of answers to the questions that always torment us: “Why do people behave this way and not otherwise in certain situations? Where did this and that come from in them? Why are they so identical—and so different?”Man is a mysterious being capable of both fighting for survival in the wild and creating complex institutions and complex systems. How did a species as imperfect as Homo sapiens manage to dominate the planet, given how helpless each individual can be alone? In the book "The Secret of Our Success," Joseph Henrik offers his answer, arguing that the answer lies not in innate intelligence, but in the collective mind.Drawing on extensive research from various fields, from cultural studies and game theory to neuroscience, Henrik explains that it was the collective mind that contributed to the genetic evolution of man and his successful adaptation. Human abilities to learn and share knowledge with others led to the emergence of cultural innovations, which in turn influenced our physiology, anatomy and psychology and changed us.The author traces the development of the cultural and social nature of Homo sapiens since ancient times, demonstrating how the interaction of genes and culture determined our unusual evolutionary trajectory. The book "The Secret of Our Success" reveals the origins of our uniqueness and explains how the evolution of the collective mind led humanity to triumph.