Why Humans Run the World

“How did we turn ourselves from insignificant apes, minding their own business in the corner of Africa, into the rulers of planet Earth?”

Seventy thousand years ago, our human ancestors were insignificant animals, just minding their own business in a corner of Africa with all the other animals. But now, few would disagree that humans dominate planet Earth; we've spread to every continent, and our actions determine the fate of other animals (and possibly Earth itself).