Eve by Cat Bohannon Summary
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In "Eve," Cat Bohannon rewrites evolution's story through female biology, challenging male-centered narratives across 624 meticulously researched pages. What if women's bodies - not men's - truly shaped humanity? This NYT bestseller and Foyles Non-Fiction Book winner reveals the 200-million-year truth science overlooked.
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The Medical Gender Gap: A Prehistoric Problem in Modern Hospitals
Picture a woman arriving at an emergency room with chest pain, nausea, and fatigue. She's sent home with anxiety medication. Hours later, she returns in cardiac arrest. Her symptoms were textbook-for a female heart attack. But medicine was written from a male template. This isn't an isolated incident. From drug dosages to surgical equipment, modern healthcare operates on a dangerous assumption: that women's bodies are simply smaller versions of men's. The reality? Our biology tells a radically different story, one that begins not in medical schools but in the primordial forests 200 million years ago. Every system in a woman's body-from her milk-producing breasts to her pain-sensing neurons-evolved under distinct pressures that shaped human survival itself. Understanding this evolutionary journey isn't just academic curiosity. It's a matter of life and death, revealing why women metabolize medications differently, why their immune systems behave uniquely, and why their pain is so often dismissed. Our story begins with a tiny, mouse-like creature nursing her young in a world ruled by dinosaurs.
Milk, Wombs, and Biological Warfare: The Evolution of Female Reproduction
Sensing the World Differently: Female Perceptual and Physical Advantages
The First Inventors: Women's Tools, Knowledge, and Innovation
The Hungry Brain: Pregnancy's Neurological Transformation
The Grandmother Mystery: Why Women Live Beyond Reproduction
Reclaiming Our Evolutionary Inheritance: From Matriarchy to Modern Medicine
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"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
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"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
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"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
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