Exploring evolution, animal behaviour and human psychology, THE SOCIAL INSTINCT reveals how and why cooperation has shaped and defined humankind - and what happens when it goes wrong. The first book by a brilliant evolutionary biologist, drawing on decades of research in the field.
Nichola Raihani is a Royal Society University Research Fellow and Professor in Evolution and Behaviour at UCL. Her group's research focuses on the evolution of social behaviour in humans and non-human species. She has been widely published in scientific journals, won the 2018 Philip Leverhulme Prize in Psychology for her research achievements, and was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology in 2018. She has also worked in the BBC Science Development Team, and appeared on several podcasts and radio shows, including BBC Radio 4's 'Hacking the Unconscious' and 'Thought Cages'.
A phenomenally important book. The story of why we humans evolved
to become such a wonderfully cooperative, social species, and what
that means for the world today. Nichola Raihani will change the way
we think about ourselves.
*Lewis Dartnell, author of Origins: How the Earth Shaped Human
History*
This is a superb book about how important cooperation is in
biology, from molecules and cells to families and whole
societies.
*Alice Roberts*
The Social Instinct is surprising, thoughtful and, best of all,
endlessly entertaining, examining the puzzle and power of
co-operation from the decks of the HMS Bounty to the babbling birds
of the Kalahari. Absolutely loved it.
*Will Storr, author of The Science of Storytelling*
Excellent and illuminating
*Wall Street Journal*
A well-written book, easy to read - a pleasing juxtaposition of
insightful scientific theory with illuminating anecdotes
*Richard Dawkins*
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