Evolutionary Biology

Books about natural selection, genes, and how life evolves, written in an accessible way for general readers.

The Dragons of Eden

Sagan ranges across brain evolution, dreams, language, animal intelligence, myth, and computing in a speculative 1977 account of how human minds may have developed.

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The Selfish Gene

This Selfish Gene review looks at Dawkins's gene centered view of evolution, how apparently selfish replicators can produce cooperation and altruism, and why this classic still matters if you are curious about human nature and biology.

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