About the Book: A sweeping history of life on Earth, exploring the forces that have shaped nature, humanity and civilisation—and may transform our future. Jonathan Loh presents a radical idea: that human culture can be understood as a form of life, evolving alongside the natural world. From the earliest single-celled organisms and Homo sapiens to agriculture, empires and the Industrial Revolution, he reveals connections between genetics, language, ecosystems, economies and civilisations. As artificial intelligence accelerates, Loh asks whether humanity’s dominance is simply another stage in life’s extraordinary evolutionary journey.