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Everything evolves : why evolution explains more than we think, from proteins to politics / Mark Vellend.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vellend, Mark, 1973- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Evolution.
- Science--Philosophy.
- Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 248 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- How the science of evolution explains how everything came to be, from bacteria and blue whales to cell phones, cities, and artificial intelligence Everything Evolves reveals how evolutionary dynamics shape the world as we know it and how we are harnessing the principles of evolution in pursuit of many goals, such as increasing the global food.
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- An Imaginary Scholar
- The Darwinian Distraction
- Two Kinds of Science
- Everything Evolves: The Second Science Is Everywhere
- Part I: Setting the Stage for the Second Science
- 2. The Evolution of Evolutionary Thinking
- The Deep Roots of Evolutionary Ideas in Biology
- The Deep Roots of Evolutionary Ideas in the Social Sciences
- Biology Since Darwin
- Cultural Evolution Since Darwin
- Lessons from the Evolution of Evolutionary Thinking
- 3. Evolution at Many Levels
- Evolutionary Systems
- The Evolutionary Soundboard
- Populations, Entities, and Success
- Evolution at Multiple Levels
- The Pragmatic Second Scientist
- Part II: The Second Science
- 4. Where Does New Stuff Come from, and How Is It Passed on Through Time?
- Variants Are Generated and Inherited in Many Ways
- The Evolutionary Soundboard, Part I: Variation Generation
- The Evolutionary Soundboard, Part II: Inheritance
- Taking Variation and Inheritance Seriously
- 5. Selection, "Natural" and Otherwise
- Selection: Systematic Differential Success
- The Evolutionary Soundboard, Part III: Differential Success-Selection
- Selection Is Complex . . . but Simple
- 6. Randomness and Movement
- Drift
- Movement
- Completing the Evolutionary Soundboard
- Part III: The Second Science in Action
- 7. Harnessing and Directing Evolution
- The Evolution of Artificial Intelligence
- Artificial Life and Genetic Engineering
- Memetic Engineering
- 8. Tipping Points and Major Transitions
- Balls Roll Downhill
- Ecosystems
- Cultural Norms
- Major Transitions in Evolution over the Long Term
- Complex Adaptive Systems
- 9. Diversity and Globalization
- What Is Diversity?
- Causes of Diversity
- Geographic Patterns of Diversity
- Diversity Change in the Anthropocene
- Valuing Diversity
- The Consequences of Diversity: Bonus or Penalty?
- 10. The Future of the Second Science
- Overcoming the Darwinian Distraction
- The Faculty of Evolutionary Sciences
- Choosing to See Commonalities or Differences
- Did the Second Science Come First?
- The Future of the Second Science.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-691-25343-9
- OCLC:
- 1522806550
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