Chip Walter's Blog: Childhood Is Why We Are the Last Ape Standing

Because in this novel, it’s loaded with deceit

Utqiagvik — the e...

Smart, Determined, and Freezing Her Tail Off — The Protagonist in My Next Mystery ...

Can the human race survive? No, but extinction has many meanings, and evolution has a few tricks up its long sleeve.

“The need is not really for more brains, the need is now for a gentler,
a more tolerant people than those who won for us against the ice,
the tiger and the bear. The hand that hefted the ax, out of some
old blind allegiance to the past, fondles the machine gun as lovingly. It is a habit man will have to break to survive, but the roots go very deep.”

—Loren Eiseley, The Immense Jour...

Around the time that Thumbs, Toes and Tears (my third book) came out, I wrote an article for Scientific American Mind magazine exploring the evolution of kissing. It’s one of six uniquely human traits.

The article, like the one I wrote for Scientific American about crying , was very popular and republished multiple times. And both were picked up in other mainstream and peer reviewed publications around the world.

Here’s an updated version…

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This article is reprinted from the Vagabond Adventure. The original article can be found at vagabond-adventure.com/reach-articles/the-10-greatest-adventure-and-travel-books-ever

The 10 Greatest Travel-Adventure Books Ever

Traveling is wonderful, but there are some places you simply can’t explore because time has left them behind. Luckily we have writers, adventurers and books. Over the years I’ve read a few. These are my 10 favorites. Each one changed the way I ...

We take it for granted, but the human hand is a marvel. How did it become that way? Without it, we wouldn’t be human …

Look at your hand. Hold it up. Flex it. Bend it. M...

The mysteries of mystery writing.

Utqiaġvik at dawn. The Norther...

The mysteries of mystery writing.

The streets of Utqiagvik at da...

For those of you who may find this blog, I wanted to let you know that I just added a good 15 additional entries that go back as far as 12 years. I don't think this make them irrelevant. The entries on subjects like Neanderthals, my travels for National Geographic, my eclectic articles, largely based on my books and latest novel, explore artificial intelligence, human evolution, longevity, the origin of water, the power and importance of laughter.

I'll be adding more articles like these in the coming months because I want to not bombard you with Facebook-style blurbs, but deliver you solid, enjoyable and substantial reads. Articles that will make you think and engage. Goodreaders are, after all, diligent about their reading.

I hope you enjoy the entries, and if you read any of my books, I hope you'll consider writing a review.

Naturally, I also welcome your comments below, any time. I'll be sure to respond.

Many thanks,

Chip

AI could mean the first aliens we meet won’t be from another planet. They’ll be the ones we create. ...