Tesla Monson
Tesla Monson, PhD, is an award-winning scientist and professor of Anthropology. She travels the world to visit museum collections and study fossil primates, and her research has been featured by the BBC, Popular Mechanics, and The Global Post, among others. Prof. Monson’s debut nonfiction book, BEGINNINGS: HOW THE EVOLUTION OF PREGNANCY MADE US HUMAN, is scheduled for release with Macmillan/Flatiron in 2027. When not in the lab or classroom, Tesla enjoys standing outside in the rain, reading sci-fi, and playing music with her band. She lives in the Salish Sea region of Washington with her family and cat, Awassa.
Beginnings
Paleoanthropologist and professor of anthropology Dr. Tesla Monson, PhD's BEGINNINGS: HOW THE EVOLUTION OF PREGNANCY MADE US HUMAN, 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.
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Publication
US: Macmillan (Flatiron)
Release date: Spring 2027
