The last 100,000 years have been good for humankind. All around us, even in the poorest of nations, humans have made remarkable advances in proficiency and ability. The accomplishments have been the subject of many books. Yet, very few sources delve into the origins and anthropology of where we come from and what shaped our identities. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari seeks to explore these questions and introduces us to the dominant species on Earth, the homo sapiens.