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The Red Queen

Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature

Matt Ridley

The Red Queen, inspired by the Lewis Carroll character, explores why sex is humanity's best strategy against mutating internal threats. Matt Ridley explores various riddles of human nature, including why men propose and why beauty standards are maddening. The book also dives into the surprising fact that women are more likely to conceive a child through adultery. The Red Queen offers a brilliant new perspective on the human condition and its evolution.
Publish Date
2003-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
2003-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1993
Goodreads Rating
4.05
ISBN
9780060556570
Recommendations
3
Recommendations
2015-03-21T22:08:00.000Z
@leonjohnstone And everything by @mattwridley is worth reading - Genome, Red Queen, Origin of Virtue, etc.      source
2016-09-06T21:32:21.000Z
Three crucial books on our origins & our natures:      source
2017-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
Amazing book on the evolutionary underpinnings on attraction and more.      source