Michel Odent, MD, has been in charge of the surgical unit and the maternity unit at the Pithiviers (France) state hospital (1962–1985). He is the author of the first article in the medical literature about the initiation of lactation during the hour following birth (1977), of the first article about the use of birthing pools (Lancet 1983), and of the first article applying the 'Gate Control Theory of Pain' to obstetrics (1975).

"The Future of Homo contains tools, scientific updates and vital questions which could be able to create a substantialising turning point in humanity's global birth, health crisis, the increasing respectfulness crisis with Earth's ecosystem and in humanity's dramatic species-transformation crisis."; Hilda Garst; (Activist, WHO breastfeeding peer counsellor, Doula); "A brilliant masterpiece that provokes unexpected questions. Michel Odent leaves no stones unturned, with sharp precision does he target highly important subjects, Backed by solid research Dr Odent takes us on a journey through time, from hundreds of thousands of years in the past, to the distant future. From space elevators to language learned in the womb. Most of all the book leads to discussions and leaves us the readers to continue the explorations and research forward. The Future of Homo is a masterpiece. A highly important work for all of humanity."; Pia M G Sandstrom; Midwife;

• The Broken Mirror; The Main Dish and the Sauce; Human Birth Preparation; The Future of Candles; Tackling an Epidemic; Pre-Labour Caesareans; Eclampsia: Lessons from a Human Disease; Homo Navigator; The Blind Men and the Elephant; Sexual Orientation; The Future of the Sorcerer's Apprentice; The Future of Lullabies; The Future of Transcendent Emotional States; From Language Absorption to Language Learning; The Future of Futurology; The Evolution of Evolutionary Thinking; The Future of Psychotherapy; The Future of Abbreviations; An Irreversible Conviction; The Epigenetic Clock; The Future of Socialised Birth; The Evolution of Humanity;

Michel Odent, MD, has been in charge of the surgical unit and the maternity unit at the Pithiviers (France) state hospital (1962–1985). He is the author of the first article in the medical literature about the initiation of lactation during the hour following birth (1977), of the first article about the use of birthing pools (Lancet 1983), and of the first article applying the 'Gate Control Theory of Pain' to obstetrics (1975).

"The Future of Homo contains tools, scientific updates and vital questions which could be able to create a substantialising turning point in humanity's global birth, health crisis, the increasing respectfulness crisis with Earth's ecosystem and in humanity's dramatic species-transformation crisis."; Hilda Garst; (Activist, WHO breastfeeding peer counsellor, Doula); "A brilliant masterpiece that provokes unexpected questions. Michel Odent leaves no stones unturned, with sharp precision does he target highly important subjects, Backed by solid research Dr Odent takes us on a journey through time, from hundreds of thousands of years in the past, to the distant future. From space elevators to language learned in the womb. Most of all the book leads to discussions and leaves us the readers to continue the explorations and research forward. The Future of Homo is a masterpiece. A highly important work for all of humanity."; Pia M G Sandstrom; Midwife;

• The Broken Mirror; The Main Dish and the Sauce; Human Birth Preparation; The Future of Candles; Tackling an Epidemic; Pre-Labour Caesareans; Eclampsia: Lessons from a Human Disease; Homo Navigator; The Blind Men and the Elephant; Sexual Orientation; The Future of the Sorcerer's Apprentice; The Future of Lullabies; The Future of Transcendent Emotional States; From Language Absorption to Language Learning; The Future of Futurology; The Evolution of Evolutionary Thinking; The Future of Psychotherapy; The Future of Abbreviations; An Irreversible Conviction; The Epigenetic Clock; The Future of Socialised Birth; The Evolution of Humanity;

Michel Odent, MD, has been in charge of the surgical unit and the maternity unit at the Pithiviers (France) state hospital (1962–1985). He is the author of the first article in the medical literature about the initiation of lactation during the hour following birth (1977), of the first article about the use of birthing pools (Lancet 1983), and of the first article applying the 'Gate Control Theory of Pain' to obstetrics (1975).

"The Future of Homo contains tools, scientific updates and vital questions which could be able to create a substantialising turning point in humanity's global birth, health crisis, the increasing respectfulness crisis with Earth's ecosystem and in humanity's dramatic species-transformation crisis."; Hilda Garst; (Activist, WHO breastfeeding peer counsellor, Doula); "A brilliant masterpiece that provokes unexpected questions. Michel Odent leaves no stones unturned, with sharp precision does he target highly important subjects, Backed by solid research Dr Odent takes us on a journey through time, from hundreds of thousands of years in the past, to the distant future. From space elevators to language learned in the womb. Most of all the book leads to discussions and leaves us the readers to continue the explorations and research forward. The Future of Homo is a masterpiece. A highly important work for all of humanity."; Pia M G Sandstrom; Midwife;

• The Broken Mirror; The Main Dish and the Sauce; Human Birth Preparation; The Future of Candles; Tackling an Epidemic; Pre-Labour Caesareans; Eclampsia: Lessons from a Human Disease; Homo Navigator; The Blind Men and the Elephant; Sexual Orientation; The Future of the Sorcerer's Apprentice; The Future of Lullabies; The Future of Transcendent Emotional States; From Language Absorption to Language Learning; The Future of Futurology; The Evolution of Evolutionary Thinking; The Future of Psychotherapy; The Future of Abbreviations; An Irreversible Conviction; The Epigenetic Clock; The Future of Socialised Birth; The Evolution of Humanity;