The Resource The evolution of everything : how new ideas emerge, Matt Ridley
The evolution of everything : how new ideas emerge, Matt Ridley
Resource Information
The item The evolution of everything : how new ideas emerge, Matt Ridley represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Memorial Hall Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item The evolution of everything : how new ideas emerge, Matt Ridley represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Memorial Hall Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
-
- "The New York Times bestselling author of The Rational Optimist and Genome returns with a fascinating, brilliant argument for evolution that definitively dispels a dangerous, widespread myth: that we can command and control our world.The Evolution of Everything is about bottom-up order and its enemy, the top-down twitch--the endless fascination human beings have for design rather than evolution, for direction rather than emergence. Drawing on anecdotes from science, economics, history, politics and philosophy, Matt Ridley's wide-ranging, highly opinionated opus demolishes conventional assumptions that major scientific and social imperatives are dictated by those on high, whether in government, business, academia, or morality. On the contrary, our most important achievements develop from the bottom up. Patterns emerge, trends evolve. Just as skeins of geese form Vs in the sky without meaning to, and termites build mud cathedrals without architects, so brains take shape without brain-makers, learning can happen without teaching and morality changes without a plan.Although we neglect, defy and ignore them, bottom-up trends shape the world. The growth of technology, the sanitation-driven health revolution, the quadrupling of farm yields so that more land can be released for nature--these were largely emergent phenomena, as were the Internet, the mobile phone revolution, and the rise of Asia. Ridley demolishes the arguments for design and effectively makes the case for evolution in the universe, morality, genes, the economy, culture, technology, the mind, personality, population, education, history, government, God, money, and the future.As compelling as it is controversial, authoritative as it is ambitious, Ridley's stunning perspective will revolutionize the way we think about our world and how it works"--
- "A book that makes the case for evolution over design and skewers a widespread but dangerous myth: that we have ultimate control over our world"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 360 pages
- Contents
-
- Prologue: the general theory of evolution
- The evolution of the universe
- The evolution of morality
- The evolution of life
- The evolution of genes
- The evolution of culture
- The evolution of economy
- The evolution of technology
- The evolution of the mind
- The evolution of personality
- The evolution of education
- The evolution of population
- The evolution of leadership
- The evolution of government
- The evolution of religion
- The evolution of money
- The evolution of the internet
- Epilogue: the evolution of the future
- Isbn
- 9780062296009
- Label
- The evolution of everything : how new ideas emerge
- Title
- The evolution of everything
- Title remainder
- how new ideas emerge
- Statement of responsibility
- Matt Ridley
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "The New York Times bestselling author of The Rational Optimist and Genome returns with a fascinating, brilliant argument for evolution that definitively dispels a dangerous, widespread myth: that we can command and control our world.The Evolution of Everything is about bottom-up order and its enemy, the top-down twitch--the endless fascination human beings have for design rather than evolution, for direction rather than emergence. Drawing on anecdotes from science, economics, history, politics and philosophy, Matt Ridley's wide-ranging, highly opinionated opus demolishes conventional assumptions that major scientific and social imperatives are dictated by those on high, whether in government, business, academia, or morality. On the contrary, our most important achievements develop from the bottom up. Patterns emerge, trends evolve. Just as skeins of geese form Vs in the sky without meaning to, and termites build mud cathedrals without architects, so brains take shape without brain-makers, learning can happen without teaching and morality changes without a plan.Although we neglect, defy and ignore them, bottom-up trends shape the world. The growth of technology, the sanitation-driven health revolution, the quadrupling of farm yields so that more land can be released for nature--these were largely emergent phenomena, as were the Internet, the mobile phone revolution, and the rise of Asia. Ridley demolishes the arguments for design and effectively makes the case for evolution in the universe, morality, genes, the economy, culture, technology, the mind, personality, population, education, history, government, God, money, and the future.As compelling as it is controversial, authoritative as it is ambitious, Ridley's stunning perspective will revolutionize the way we think about our world and how it works"--
- "A book that makes the case for evolution over design and skewers a widespread but dangerous myth: that we have ultimate control over our world"--
- Assigning source
-
- Provided by publisher
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ridley, Matt
- Dewey number
- 303.48/3
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- GN360
- LC item number
- .R525 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Evolution
- Diffusion of innovations
- Technology and civilization
- Civilization, Modern
- Label
- The evolution of everything : how new ideas emerge, Matt Ridley
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-341) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: the general theory of evolution -- The evolution of the universe -- The evolution of morality -- The evolution of life -- The evolution of genes -- The evolution of culture -- The evolution of economy -- The evolution of technology -- The evolution of the mind -- The evolution of personality -- The evolution of education -- The evolution of population -- The evolution of leadership -- The evolution of government -- The evolution of religion -- The evolution of money -- The evolution of the internet -- Epilogue: the evolution of the future
- Control code
- 1614598
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 360 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062296009
- Lccn
- 2015026886
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1614598
- (OCoLC)903675142
- Label
- The evolution of everything : how new ideas emerge, Matt Ridley
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-341) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: the general theory of evolution -- The evolution of the universe -- The evolution of morality -- The evolution of life -- The evolution of genes -- The evolution of culture -- The evolution of economy -- The evolution of technology -- The evolution of the mind -- The evolution of personality -- The evolution of education -- The evolution of population -- The evolution of leadership -- The evolution of government -- The evolution of religion -- The evolution of money -- The evolution of the internet -- Epilogue: the evolution of the future
- Control code
- 1614598
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 360 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062296009
- Lccn
- 2015026886
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1614598
- (OCoLC)903675142
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.mhl.org/portal/The-evolution-of-everything--how-new-ideas/ar51kveMsI0/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.mhl.org/portal/The-evolution-of-everything--how-new-ideas/ar51kveMsI0/">The evolution of everything : how new ideas emerge, Matt Ridley</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.mhl.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="https://link.mhl.org/">Memorial Hall Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item The evolution of everything : how new ideas emerge, Matt Ridley
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.mhl.org/portal/The-evolution-of-everything--how-new-ideas/ar51kveMsI0/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.mhl.org/portal/The-evolution-of-everything--how-new-ideas/ar51kveMsI0/">The evolution of everything : how new ideas emerge, Matt Ridley</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.mhl.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="https://link.mhl.org/">Memorial Hall Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
