Red Queen

In this book, well-known author Matt Ridley has brought a new perspective on the evolutionary psychology of sexual selection. Since its first publication in 1993, it has contributed significantly to changing the understanding of many aspects of evolutionary theory and has become a classic text. The Red Queen is an engagingly written encyclopedia of the latest scientific views on human nature. It is named after the Red Queen from Carroll's Alice, who stays put no matter how fast she runs - a similar effect in evolution explained by the Red Queen Theory, according to which races of organisms lead to a stable equilibrium. < br> The book, which became a classic shortly after its publication, belongs in every thoughtful person's library.