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The Red Queen
by Matt Ridley
Sex and the evolution of human nature: why sex exists, mate choice, jealousy, intelligence as sexual display. Vivid evolutionary psychology.
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you want sex explained by evolution.
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Skip it if…
you dislike evolutionary accounts of behavior.
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Three things you will actually use
- Run to stay in place.
- Sex fights parasites.
- Mate choice shaped minds.
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Read the chapter on why sex exists.
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