A dazzlingly erudite synthesis of history, philosophy,
anthropology, genetics, sociology, economics, epidemiology,
statistics, and more (Frank Bruni, The New York Times), Blueprint
shows why evolution has placed us on a humane path -- and how we
are united by our common humanity. For too long, scientists have
focused on the dark side of our biological heritage: our capacity
for aggression, cruelty, prejudice, and self-interest. But natural
selection has given us a suite of beneficial social features,
including our capacity for love, friendship, cooperation, and
learning. Beneath all of our inventions -- our tools, farms,
machines, cities, nations -- we carry with us innate proclivities
to make a good society. In Blueprint, Nicholas A. Christakis
introduces the compelling idea that our genes affect not only our
bodies and behaviors, but also the ways in which we make societies,
ones that are surprisingly similar worldwide. With many vivid
examples -- including diverse historical and contemporary cultures,
communities formed in the wake of shipwrecks, commune dwellers
seeking utopia, online groups thrown together by design or
involving artificially intelligent bots, and even the tender and
complex social arrangements of elephants and dolphins that so
resemble our own -- Christakis shows that, despite a human history
replete with violence, we cannot escape our social blueprint for
goodness. In a world of increasing political and economic
polarization, it's tempting to ignore the positive role of our
evolutionary past. But by exploring the ancient roots of goodness
in civilization, Blueprint shows that our genes have shaped
societies for our welfare and that, in a feedback loop stretching
back many thousands of years, societies are still shaping our genes
today.
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