The Moral Animal : Why We Are, the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology – Robert Wright (Abridged)

Are men literally born to cheat? Does monogamy actually serve women’s interests? These are among the questions that have made The Moral Animal one of the most provocative science books in recent years. Wright unveils the genetic strategies behind everything from our sexual preferences to our office politics–as well as their implications for our moral codes and public policies. Illustrations.

Related Listens

• The Age of Empathy : Nature’s Lessons for a Kinder Society – Frans De Waal (Abridged)
• Other Minds : The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life – Peter Godfrey-Smith (Abridged)
• Behave : The bestselling exploration of why humans behave as they do – Robert M Sapolsky (Abridged)
• White Fragility : Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism – Robin DiAngelo (Abridged)
• We Should All Be Feminists – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Abridged)
• This Is Your Brain On Parasites : How Tiny Creatures Manipulate Our Behavior and Shape Society – Kathleen McAuliffe (Abridged)
• The Storytelling Animal : How Stories Make Us Human – Instructor Jonathan Gottschall (Abridged)
• The Silo Effect : Why Every Organisation Needs to Disrupt Itself to Survive – Gillian Tett (Abridged)