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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
informative
slow-paced
I really enjoyed reading this book, though it took me quite some time to get through it. I found the ideas of evolutionary stable strategies interesting, and how this means complete selfishness doesn't actually pay off.
informative
reflective
slow-paced
challenging
informative
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Mostly fascinating, especially in applying game theory to explain the emergence of evolutionarily stable "strategies" devised by the blind watchmakers of random mutation and natural selection. The parts grounded in biology (like the genetic logic behind sterile worker bees) were much more compelling than the woolly speculation about memes. Like much science writing, there is a dangerous weakness for cheesiness, and exclamation marks. Still, an important piece of popular science that takes some pains to explain the intricate "logic" of behavior driven by the gene's "drive" to replicate (or see copies of itself replicate in others).
Dick Dorkins at his best, and his best is pretty excellent. Don't bother with his antitheism, it's Ben-Shapiro-level pedantic. But his science is remarkable. What a great book.
Really enjoyed his thoughts on genes and their implications on behavior, including social behavior. Fascinating read.
