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Birds, Sex and Beauty The Extraordinary Implications of Charles Darwin's Strangest Idea – Evolutionary Theory, Sexual Selection, and the Mystery of Attraction

Matt Ridley

"[An] intriguing philosophical journey into a critical issue within evolutionary theory that for too long has remained unresolved." In all animals, mating is a deal. But few creatures behave as if sex is a simple, even mutually beneficial, transaction. Many more treat it with reverence, suspicion,...

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Ridley announced his forthcoming book, describing it as exploring the implications of Darwin's ideas about sexual selection.

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The book is called Bird Sex and Beauty - the implications of Charles Darwin's strangest idea.

— Episode: #923 - Matt Ridley - Why Evolution Favou...

Episode: #923 - Matt Ridley - Why Evolution Favours Beauty...

Ridley announced his forthcoming book, describing it as exploring the implications of Darwin's ideas about sexual selection.

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The book is called Bird Sex and Beauty - the implications of Charles Darwin's strangest idea.

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