How long does it take to read The Dragons of Eden?
Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan takes about 4 hours 58 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 58 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1977. 271 pages, about 74,525 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 17 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 58 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 6 minutes |
The page count is the median across 31 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Presents an overview of human evolution and discusses human and animal intelligence, the mechanisms of the brain, memory, sleep, myths and legends about evolution, and the possibility of intelligent extraterrestrial life.
Subjects: Evolution, Behavioral Genetics, Intelligence, Cerveau, Cerebro, Psychologie génétique
