The Gambling Animal: Humanity's Evolutionary Winning Streak - and How We Risk It All

Author: Glenn W. Harrison Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 416 Evolution is a series of bets and no animal gambles the way humans do. This has led us to unprecedented ecological dominance, via the steepest odds and unlikeliest of outcomes. But our winning streak cuts both ways: the secret to our success may yet be our downfall.Ever since evolution accelerated our species away from all other living things on earth, we have existed outside our evolutionary comfort zone. This allowed...Read more