Why are men better at navigating the terrain, while women, say, are more sensitive in recognizing emotions? Biologist Matt Ridley explains what evolution has to do with it.
Why are men good at navigating the terrain (even using a GPS navigator they are better at), while women are more sensitive to emotions, nuances of characters and moods of other people? Are these differences inherent in us from birth, or is tradition and upbringing to blame? Why was polygamy widespread in human history, but polyandry is extremely rare? British evolutionary biologist Matt Ridley answers a lot of questions, and it turns out that they all have a direct bearing on the theory of evolution. That is why Ridley devotes the first five chapters of the book to sex in animals. Telling how males seduce females and who actually chooses whom, reflecting on how it came to be that most organisms on Earth reproduce themselves through sexual reproduction, he also explains a lot about human nature.
EKSMO, 446 p.