A Theory of Everyone
The New Science of Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We’re Going
- Hardcover
448 pages
- Release Date
5 December 2023
Summary
Get a science-based introduction to cultural and human evolution—and discover a blueprint for a better future—in this fascinating book for fans of Sapiens and Guns, Germs, and Steel.
Who are we, and what makes us different from other species?
Playing on the phrase “a theory of everything” from physics, Michael Muthukrishna’s ambitious, original, and deeply hopeful book A Theory of Everyone draws on the most recent research from across the sciences, h…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262048378 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 026204837X |
| Author: | Michael Muthukrishna |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 5 December 2023 |
| Weight: | 663g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 162mm x 37mm |
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Critics Review
“A deep humanism lurks implicitly under the surface of every chapter. Muthukrishna presents a fundamentally optimistic narrative, brimming with ideas and concepts. A Theory of Everyone serves as a reality-based check on overly pessimistic or bearish works that see the end of human civilization and the diminution of our creative energies.”
—Quillette
“A wildly ambitious romp toward a ‘periodic table for people.’”
—Harvard Magazine
“A fabulous book.”
—The Economist’s Babbage podcast
About The Author
Michael Muthukrishna
Michael Muthukrishna is Associate Professor of Economic Psychology in the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science and Affiliate in Developmental Economics and Data Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). His work on cultural evolution focuses on answering three big questions- why humans are so different from other animals, what are the psychological and evolutionary processes that underlie culture and social change, and how the answers to these questions can be used to tackle some of the biggest challenges we face as a species.
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