Evolutionary Theory

Faced with the ceaseless stream of news about war, crime, and terrorism, one could easily think we live in the most violent age ever seen. Yet as New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker shows in this startling and engaging new work, just the opposite is true: violence has been diminishing for millennia and we may be living in the most peaceful time in our species's existence.

Did life evolve entirely through undirected natural processes, or is there more to the story? For more than 150 years, the theory of evolution has shaped the way we understand life on Earth. It is taught in schools, discussed in universities, and accepted by many as the foundation of modern biology. Yet important questions continue to be explored by scientists, philosophers, and theologians alike. Evolution on Trial is a clear, engaging, and thought-provoking guide for ordinary readers who want to understand one of the greatest scientific debates of all time—without needing a degree in ...

Shattering the Myths of Darwinism: A rational criticism of evolution theory Journalist and science writer Richard Milton re-examines Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection from a strictly rational standpoint, in the light of recent scientific research. His independent reporting shows that much of the ‘scientific evidence’ for Darwinism that is taught in schools and colleges is deeply flawed - in some cases is no better than pseudoscience or junk science. His investigation shows how Darwinism the scientific theory has been slowly replaced by Darwinism the religious dogma and...

A “drop-dead shocker” (Washington Post Book World) that uses evolutionary psychology to explain human mating and the mysteries of love If we all want love, why is there so much conflict in our most cherished relationships? To answer this question, we must look into our evolutionary past...

Why do rational people often make self-destructive choices? Is it possible to predict betrayal before it happens? In 'Game Theory for Mortals,' Daniel Marsh strips away the academic gatekeeping to reveal the powerful mathematical framework that governs every human interaction. From the high-stakes nuclear brinkmanship of the Cold War to the subtle signaling of a modern job interview, Marsh demonstrates how game theory is the ultimate tool for thinking clearly in a world where your success depends on the moves of others. Through clear analysis and zero jargon, you will explore the logic of ...

Emotion Informs, but Behavior Transforms. Emotional intelligence was groundbreaking in its time, offering valuable tools for self-awareness and managing emotions. However, while EI is crucial, it often doesn’t address the root causes of performance challenges. People may take action based on emotional awareness, but they frequently don’t achieve the intended results because they don't truly understand the deeper factors driving behavior and performance. This gap can lead to frustration, as even well-intentioned actions fall short of producing lasting change. Adaptive Intelligence builds...

Evolutionary Psychology is a uniquely accessible yet comprehensive guide to the study of the effects of evolutionary theory on human behaviour. Written specifically for the general listener and for entry-level students, it covers all the most important elements of this interdisciplinary subject, from the role of evolution in our selection of partner, to the influence of genetics on parenting. This audiobook draws widely on examples, case studies and background facts to convey a substantial amount of information.

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A FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, SMITHSONIAN, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL A major reimagining of how evolutionary forces work, revealing how mating preferences—what Darwin termed "the taste for the beautiful"—create the...

Konrad Lorenz Explained: Ethology, Imprinting, Animal Behavior, Aggression Theory, Instinct, Evolutionary Psychology, Human Nature, and the Biological Roots of Behavior What drives behavior at its deepest level? In Konrad Lorenz Explained, discover the groundbreaking ideas that transformed the scientific study of animal and human behavior. This accessible and engaging guide explores the life and work of Konrad Lorenz, one of the founders of ethology, and reveals how instinct, learning, and evolution shape the actions of living beings. From the famous imprinting experiments with geese to the...

The New York Times bestselling coauthor of Sex at Dawn explores the ways in which “progress” has perverted the way we live—how we eat, learn, feel, mate, parent, communicate, work, and die—in this “engaging, extensively documented, well-organized, and thought-provoking” (Booklist)...

The Development of an Extraordinary Species We human beings share 98 percent of our genes with chimpanzees. Yet humans are the dominant species on the planet -- having founded civilizations and religions, developed intricate and diverse forms of communication, learned science, built cities, and...

Sex, Time, and Power offers a tantalizing answer to an age-old question: Why did big-brained Homo sapiens suddenly emerge some 150,000 years ago? The key, according to Shlain, is female sexuality. Drawing on an awesome breadth of research, he shows how, long ago, the narrowness of the newly bipedal human female's pelvis and the increasing size of infants' heads precipitated a crisis for the species. Natural selection allowed for reconfiguration of hormonal cycles, entraining women with the periodicity of the moon - and imbuing women with the concept of time.

Tomasello assembles nearly three decades of experimental work with chimpanzees, bonobos, and human children to propose a new framework for psychological growth between birth and seven years of age. Becoming Human places human sociocultural activity within the framework of modern evolutionary theory and shows how biology creates the conditions under which culture does its work.

With stories that entertain as much as they inform, renowned evolutionist David Sloan Wilson outlines the basic principles of evolution and shows how, when properly understood, they can illuminate the length and breadth of creation, from the origin of life to the nature of religion. What is the...

What science has gotten so shamefully wrong about women, and the fight, by both female and male scientists, to rewrite what we thought we knew For hundreds of years it was common sense: women were the inferior sex. Their bodies were weaker, their minds feebler, their role subservient. No less a...

“Constantly fascinating and impeccably reported...You won’t look at yourself in the same way again.” —Ed Yong, bestselling author of An Immense World and I Contain Multitudes A captivating exploration of the remarkable ways our DNA mutates over the course of our lives, with radical...

Daniel Dennett Explained: Consciousness, Evolution, Free Will, Artificial Intelligence, and the Science of Mind introduces the core ideas of a philosopher who changed how many people think about mind, behavior, and human agency. Dennett’s work starts from a simple but demanding premise: consciousness, thought, meaning, and choice belong within the natural world and should be explained rather than fenced off as mysteries. This guide presents his main arguments in plain language, with attention to the specific concepts that made his work so influential in philosophy of mind, cognitive ...

Bridges the gap between AI and neuroscience by telling the story of how the brain came to be. 'I found this book amazing' Daniel Kahneman, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and bestselling author of Thinking Fast & Slow The entirety of the human brain’s 4-billion-year story can be...

This audiobook explores the dangers of a broken sensemaking and information ecology in a time between worlds and time between stories. We are faced with two bad alternatives: to blindly dismiss all conspiracy theories or to blindly buy into all their claims. Both are wrong choices.