Force of Nature

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Understanding Evolution's Deepest Logic-and Putting It to Use

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

459 kr

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Most of us remember learning about natural selection back in school and have a sense of some of its everyday implications, like the risks of overusing antibiotics. Yet, as professor of law and biology Owen D. Jones shows, there are still many things that most of us fail to appreciate about evolution—including just how useful it can be to understand. In Force of Nature, Jones explores how we misunderstand and neglect natural selection to our detriment, both missing opportunities to better achieve our goals and, sometimes, even imperiling lives. Through vivid and surprising examples ranging from medicine, psychology, and AI to economics, engineering, and beyond, we see how a finer grasp of natural selection can help open new horizons in cancer treatment and space exploration; create faster machines and better robots; design more effective, just laws; and more. Enlightening and inspiring, Force of Nature shows how, properly understood, evolution may be even more powerful than we may think.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-06-09
Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor288
FörlagWW Norton & Co
ISBN9780393881929

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"If you think a book on natural selection is of interest only to academic biologists or wildlife conservationists, you’re mistaken! Force of Nature is an engaging and well-told exploration of the power of natural selection across a wide range of fields. Owen Jones has a gift for discerning broad connections and powerful forces that are often overlooked in the silos of academia, business, and government, and his raw enthusiasm and breadth of knowledge make for a terrific read and refreshing, challenging insights. While this book will certainly arm you with important insights and compelling topics for discussion and debate, most importantly it will allow you to understand and apply the power of one of our world’s most widely influential, yet least well understood, forces."