On: Author of ‘Sapiens’ on how meditation made him a better historian

[vongomben]

Funny part is that when I see now the article I read this > Yuval Noah Harari’s first book, Sapiens, was an international sensation. The Israeli historian’s mind-bending tour through the trump of Homo sapiens is a favorite of, among others, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Barack Obama.

[mirimir → vongomben]

Help, please.

What does "the trump of Homo sapiens" mean?

Victory in natural selection?

Wouldn't that be "the trump by Homo sapiens"?

English is strange.

[billforsternz → mirimir]

Pretty sure it's just a typo and they meant "triumph".

[Mikeb85 → mirimir]

If one thing trumps another, it means the first thing displaces or achieves victory over the second.

"Trump of homo sapiens" means they were victorious, as they trumped the other party.

[mirimir → Mikeb85]

Thanks. I'm familiar with "trump" as a verb. But not as a noun. And I've always had trouble with "of". So "the victory of Homo sapiens" is sounding better now.

[bizzleDawg → mirimir]

I feel like there's a chance that they wanted to say 'triumph' but muscle memory took over after 'tr'