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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Sex may be pleasurable, but it’s also surprisingly inefficient.
Chapter 3: Without sex, parasites would eventually wipe us out.
Chapter 4: Evolutionary forces determine the sex of offspring.
Chapter 5: Men and women may differ naturally, but that never excuses sexism.
Chapter 6: Evolutionary needs drive male animals to display and boast.
Chapter 7: Polygamy spreads strong genes, but it also carries heavy costs.
Chapter 8: From an evolutionary view, women benefit from both stable partners and brief affairs.
Chapter 9: Human brainpower is crucial for both survival and successful mating.
Description
The Red Queen (1993) takes a close look at evolutionary trajectories and how they have been guided more by reproduction than by survival. These blinks describe how the search for suitable mates has produced such remarkable phenomena as the spectacular tails of peacocks and the powerful intelligence of humans.
Who Should Listen
- Students of biology and anthropology
- Fans of popular science
- Unfaithful partners looking for a scientific justification for cheating