The evolution of everything : how new ideas emerge
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New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublisher, 2015.
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First U.S. edition.
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9780062296009 (hbk.), 9780062296009, 0062296000
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360 pages ; 24 cm
Status
Adult Nonfiction (3rd floor)
NF 303.483 RIDLEY 2015
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Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublisher, 2015.
Format
Book
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780062296009 (hbk.), 9780062296009, 0062296000

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General Note
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2015 by Fourth Estate."--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-341) and index.
Description
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.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ridley, M. (2015). The evolution of everything: how new ideas emerge (First U.S. edition.). Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublisher.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ridley, Matt. 2015. The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublisher.

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Ridley, Matt. The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublisher, 2015.

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Ridley, Matt. The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge First U.S. edition., Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublisher, 2015.

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