Survival of the Friendliest: Understanding Our Origins and Rediscovering Our Common Humanity - Tapa dura

Hare, Brian; Woods, Vanessa

 
9781786078834: Survival of the Friendliest: Understanding Our Origins and Rediscovering Our Common Humanity
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ISBN 10: 178607883X ISBN 13: 9781786078834
Editorial: Oneworld Publications, 2020

Sinopsis

‘Brilliant, eye-opening, and absolutely inspiring – and a riveting read.’ Cass Sunstein, author of How Change Happens and co-author of Nudge

What is the secret to humanity’s evolutionary success? Could it be our strength, our intellect… or something much nicer?

From the authors of New York Times bestseller The Genius of Dogs comes a powerful new idea about how ‘friendliness’ is the key factor in the flourishing of our species. Hare and Woods present an elegant new theory called self-domestication, looking at examples of co-operation and empathy and what this can tell us about the evolutionary success of Homo sapiens…

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Brian Hare is Associate Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University, where he founded the Duke Canine Cognition Center. His research on 'dognition' has been published in the leading journals. With his wife Vanessa Woods, he cofounded the new dog intelligence testing and training company Canines Inc. To find out more, visit the Dognition website.



Vanessa Woods is a research scientist at the Duke Canine Cognition Center as well as an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in BBC Wildlife and New Scientist, among others. She is also author of the acclaimed memoir Bonobo Handshake, which tells the story of the scientic love affair and partnership with her husband, Brian Hare. With Hare, Woods cofounded the new dog intelligence testing and training company Canines Inc. To find out more, visit the Dognition website.

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Oneworld Publications
Año de publicación
2020
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ISBN 10 
178607883X
ISBN 13 
9781786078834
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Número de páginas
304
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