Book · 2025 · Science
Eve
How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution
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This isn't just a repackaging of the standard popular science stories; on subject after subject that I thought I knew something about, you brought forth facts and ideas that were totally new to me, that were fascinating, and that changed my view of the world.
Steve Levitt · Freakonomics Radio · Dec 2023 Listen at 3:46 What they say about it
- Called an absolutely stunning book“an absolutely stunning book”2
- Author wrote Eve“the author of Eve”2
- Could not put it down“couldn't put the book down”2
The best things said about it
My guest will be Cat Bohannon, who has written an absolutely stunning book; it's called "Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution.
Steve Levitt People I (Mostly) Admire · Feb 2024 I did not expect to like this book. I'm generally just not that interested in things that happened 200 million years ago or even 10,000 years ago.
Steve Levitt Freakonomics Radio · Dec 2023 In chapter after chapter, Cat Bohannon offers such a fresh and surprising perspective that I couldn't put the book down.
Steve Levitt Freakonomics Radio · Dec 2023 You'll hear a fantastic conversation with Cat Bohannan, the author of Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution.
The book used to be longer; my editors did a heroic job of helping me trim it down.
Why people recommend it
Eve by Cat Bohannon is a popular science book exploring how the female body drove 200 million years of human evolution. On People I (Mostly) Admire and Freakonomics Radio, Steve Levitt recommended the book and praised its fresh and surprising perspectives. Levitt confessed that he initially did not expect to like it because he is generally not interested in events from millions of years ago. However, he found that chapter after chapter offered fascinating facts and ideas that were totally new to him, changing his view of the world and keeping him from putting the book down. He noted that he repeatedly brought up its stories in conversation. Stephen Dubner also mentioned the book on Freakonomics Radio during a promo for Steve Levitt's podcast, highlighting the fantastic conversation with the author. Furthermore, Steve Levitt discussed the book on a subsequent episode of People I (Mostly) Admire, reiterating his initial hesitation and subsequent praise for its fresh perspective. The hosts and guests consistently underscored the title as a remarkable piece of writing that diverges from standard popular science narratives by presenting compelling insights into female biology and evolutionary history across deep time.
Every mention
Steve Levitt in 2 weeks my guest will be cat bohannan who has written an absolutely stunning book it's called Eve how th… 3
“I did not expect to like this book I'm generally just not that interested in things that happened 200 million years ago or even 10,000 years ago I tend to be much more excited by modern events but in chapter after chapter K bannan offers such a fresh and surprising perspective that I couldn't put the book down”
“in 2 weeks my guest will be cat bohannan who has written an absolutely stunning book it's called Eve how the female body drove 200 million years of human evolution”
“My guest will be Cat Bohannan, who has written an absolutely stunning book; it's called "Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution."”
“Welcome to a special episode of 'People I Mostly Admire' with Steve Levitt. I did not expect to like this book. I'm generally just not that interested in things that happened 200 million years ago or even 10,000 years ago.”
“But in chapter after chapter, Cat Bohannan offers such a fresh and surprising perspective that I couldn't put the book down. Over and over, I found myself bringing up these stories in conversation. Are her hypotheses right?”
“This isn't just a repackaging of the standard popular science stories; on subject after subject that I thought I knew something about, you brought forth facts and ideas that were totally new to me, that were fascinating, and that changed my view of the world. And I don't think, as a writer, you could have hoped to do anything more”
Cat Bohannon The book used to be longer; my editors did a heroic job of helping me trim it down. I cut out a lot of joke… 1
“The book used to be longer; my editors did a heroic job of helping me trim it down. I cut out a lot of jokes because not all my jokes land, but also they were worried about the tone.”
“So I was amazed and surprised to read in your book that not only do babies latch onto some men's breasts, but that male breasts can actually sometimes produce milk. Oh, absolutely, many male nipples can produce milk biologically.”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker2
“you'll hear a fantastic conversation with cat bohannan the author of Eve how the female body drove 200 million years of human evolution”
“His show is called People I Mostly Admire, and you'll hear a fantastic conversation with Cat Bohannan, the author of Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution.”
Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“the episode you're about to hear is a fascinating and wonderfully weird conversation with cat bohannan an evolution researcher and the author of a new book called Eve how the female body drove 200 million years of human evolution”
“she's written a book called Eve how the female body drove 200 million years of human evolution”
“more broadly the book is called Eve how the female body drove 200 million years of human evolution”
“well few people cover more ground than K bannan and her book Eve so I suspect our email inbox will be quite busy”