Could a biological clock be stopped—and what might that mean for human life? In Death As Told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal, Juan José Millás and Juan Luis Arsuaga take up questions of death and eternity in a dialogue that brings literature and science together. The book continues the exchange between its two figures, the Sapiens and the Neanderthal.

Ageing, evolution and survival

The conversation ranges across longevity, disease, ageing, natural selection and survival. Arsuaga, a palaeontologist, shares aspects of existence with Millás, while the writer confronts old age as unfamiliar territory. Their discussion considers evolution’s effects on human beings both as a species and as individuals, with humour alongside its reflections on biology and nature.