
The Selfish Gene
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Narrated by:
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Richard Dawkins
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Lalla Ward
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By:
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Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins' brilliant reformulation of the theory of natural selection has the rare distinction of having provoked as much excitement and interest outside the scientific community as within it. His theories have helped change the whole nature of the study of social biology, and have forced thousands to rethink their beliefs about life.
In his internationally best-selling, now classic, volume, The Selfish Gene, Dawkins explains how the selfish gene can also be a subtle gene. The world of the selfish gene revolves around savage competition, ruthless exploitation, and deceit, and yet, Dawkins argues, acts of apparent altruism do exist in nature. Bees, for example, will commit suicide when they sting to protect the hive, and birds will risk their lives to warn the flock of an approaching hawk.
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Where does The Selfish Gene rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
One of the best for anyone wanting to learn about the origins of life and who else better to convey the message than Richard Dawkins.Great book
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best book on dating I've ever read.
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Well, aside from Dawkins musings on religious memes. Those I think he should ask Jordan Peterson about.
Fascinating
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Simple understanding of complex evolution
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Mindblowing/Mindbuilding
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Its good.
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Extremely enlightening and entertaining
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informative, memorable and accesible
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If you could sum up The Selfish Gene in three words, what would they be?
Fascinating, magnificent, solidWhat did you like best about this story?
The general message; let go of thinking of the world as inhabited by individuals (men or animals). Instead we are machines, used by our genes to stay alive indefinitely.Alright, sounds creepy, but explains so much more from the world around us.
Which character – as performed by Richard Dawkins and Lalla Ward – was your favorite?
n/aDid you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Just fascination, and great to be able to grasp the theory of evolution on a deeper level than I was taught in school.Next level evolution made easy.
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