Tesla Monson
Tesla A. Monson is a professor of anthropology at Western Washington University, where she runs the Primate Evolution Lab. Her research on the evolution of reproduction is internationally recognized, and her writing has been featured in outlets including Science, New Scientist, and LiveScience.
Beginnings
Paleoanthropologist and professor of anthropology Dr. Tesla Monson, PhD's BEGINNINGS: PREGNANCY, BIRTH, AND MOTHERHOOD SHAPED OUR SPECIES, introducing the author's research alongside her lived experience as a mother to argue that reproduction and pregnancy are responsible for the evolution of human intelligence.
Eve meets Who We Are and How We Got Here in this exciting new examination of human evolution that puts motherhood at the center of the story.
Publication
US: Macmillan (Flatiron)
Release date: 20 April 2027
