SuperCooperators: Altruism, Evolution, and Why We Need Each Other to Succeed
- ISBN-10
- 1451626630
- ISBN-13
- 9781451626636
- Category
- Mathematics
- Pages
- 352
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-03-27
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Authors
- Roger Highfield, Martin Nowak
Description
Examines the importance of cooperation in human beings and in nature, arguing that this social tool is as an important aspect of evolution as mutation and natural selection.
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