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“jaco badenhorst”

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  • The Contemplative Game Ranger

    by Jaco Badenhorst ...
    As a professional nature guide, author Jaco Badenhorst observes, explains and interprets animal behaviour for a living. By far the most enigmatic of behaviours, one that has captivated philosophers and scientists for millennia, is the phenomenon of altruism. Why and how did some organisms evolve costly behaviours to the benefit of others? At its core, the challenge has always been to reconcile ... Read more

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  • The Selfish Gene : 30th Anniversary edition

    by Richard Dawkins ...
    The million copy international bestseller critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages.This 30th anniversary edition includes a new introduction from the author as well as the original prefaces and foreword and extracts from early reviews. As relevant and influential today as when it was first published The Selfish Gene has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought ... Read more

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  • The Social Conquest of Earth

    by Edward O. Wilson ...
    From the most celebrated heir to Darwin comes a groundbreaking book on evolution, the summa work of Edward O. Wilson's legendary career.Where did we come from? What are we? Where are we going? In a generational work of clarity and passion, one of our greatest living scientists directly addresses these three fundamental questions of religion, philosophy, and science while “overturning the famous ... Read more

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  • A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century

    Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life

    by Heather Heying, Bret Weinstein ...
    A bold, provocative history of our species finds the roots of civilization’s success and failure in our evolutionary biology.We are living through the most prosperous age in all of human history, yet people are more listless, divided and miserable than ever. Wealth and comfort are unparalleled, and yet our political landscape grows ever more toxic, and rates of suicide, loneliness, and chronic ... Read more

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  • The Red Queen

    Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature

    by Matt Ridley ...
    “A terrific book, witty and lucid, and brimming with provocative conjectures.” (Wall Street Journal) from the author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller GenomeBrilliantly written, The Red Queen compels us to rethink everything from the persistence of sexism to the endurance of romantic love.Referring to Lewis Carroll's Red Queen from Through the Looking-Glass, a character who has ... ... Read more

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  • The Accidental Species

    Misunderstandings of Human Evolution

    by Henry Gee ...
    "With a delightfully irascible sense of humor, Henry Gee reflects on our origin . . . an excellent primer on how—and how not—to think about human evolution." —Carl Zimmer, author of Parasite RexThe idea of a missing link between humanity and our animal ancestors predates evolution and popular science and actually has religious roots in the deist concept of the Great Chain of Being. Yet, the ... Read more

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  • The Evolution of Beauty

    How Darwin's Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World - and Us

    by Richard O. Prum ...
    **A FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZENAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, SMITHSONIAN, AND WALL STREET JOURNALA major reimagining of how evolutionary forces work, revealing how mating preferences—what Darwin termed "the taste for the beautiful"—create the extraordinary range of ornament in the animal world.**In the great halls of science, dogma holds that Darwin's theory ... Read more

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  • The Meaning of Human Existence

    by Edward O. Wilson ...
    New York Times BestsellerFinalist for the National Book Award (Nonfiction)How did humanity originate and why does a species like ours exist on this planet? Do we have a special place, even a destiny in the universe? Where are we going, and perhaps, the most difficult question of all, "Why?"In The Meaning of Human Existence, his most philosophical work to date, Pulitzer Prize–winning biologist ... Read more

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  • Them and Us: How Neanderthal predation created modern humans

    by Danny Vendramini ...
    Put aside everything you thought you knew about Neanderthals. Evolutionary detective Danny Vendramini's meticulous research shows they were not docile omnivores, but savage, cannibalistic carnivores: the 'apex predators' of the stone age. And everything else—including humans—was their prey.Vendramini's Neanderthal predation theory argues that the evolution of modern humans—including our unique ... Read more

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  • The Arrogant Ape

    The Myth of Human Exceptionalism and Why It Matters

    by Christine Webb ...
    **A New York Times’s Notable Book of 2025An impassioned celebration of humility before the living world that leads us to a new understanding of other species—and ourselves**Darwin considered humans one part of the web of life, not the apex of a natural hierarchy. Yet today many maintain that we are the most intelligent, virtuous, successful species that ever lived. This flawed thinking enables us ... Read more

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  • The Secret of Our Success

    How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter

    by Joseph Henrich ...
    How our collective intelligence has helped us to evolve and prosperHumans are a puzzling species. On the one hand, we struggle to survive on our own in the wild, often failing to overcome even basic challenges, like obtaining food, building shelters, or avoiding predators. On the other hand, human groups have produced ingenious technologies, sophisticated languages, and complex institutions that ... Read more

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  • Anatomy of Love

    A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray

    by Helen Fisher ...
    A contemporary classic about love now completely revised and updated.From love at first sight and infidelity to hook-up culture and "slow love," Dr. Helen Fisher, the biological anthropologist and "renowned expert on the science of love" (Scientific American), explains it all in this thoroughly revised classic on the evolution and future of human sex, romance, and partnership. Examining marriage ... Read more

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