Fuente: [Ridley, Matthew, The rational optimist: how prosperity evolves., 2011, Harper Perennial, ISBN 9780061452062]
Frases célebres de Matt Ridley
Fuente: [Bryson, Bill, Una breve historia de casi todo. "Cap. 19: La aparición de la vida"., 2004, Rba Libros, ISBN 84-7871-175-9]
Nature Via Nurture: Genes, Experience and What Makes Us Human
Matt Ridley: Frases en inglés
Fuente: Genome: the Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
Fuente: The Red Queen (1993), Ch. 5
Fuente: The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
“Wealth and power are means to women; women are means to genetic eternity.”
Fuente: The Red Queen (1993), Ch. 7
Fuente: The Red Queen (1993), Ch. 5
Fuente: The Red Queen (1993), Ch. 2. The Enigma
“…the males best at seduction tend to be the best at other things as well.”
Fuente: The Red Queen (1993), Ch. 5
Fuente: The Red Queen (1993), Ch. 1. Human Nature
“When a neo-Darwinian asks 'Why?' he is really asking 'How did this come about?”
He is a historian.
Fuente: The Red Queen (1993), Ch. 1. Human Nature
Fuente: The Red Queen (1993), Ch. 1. Human Nature
“It is sometimes hard even for biologists to remember that sex is merely a genetic joint venture.”
Fuente: The Red Queen (1993), Ch. 3
Fuente: The Red Queen (1993), Ch. 1. Human Nature
“The longer your generation time, the more genetic mixing you need to combat your parasite.”
Fuente: The Red Queen (1993), Ch. 3
Fuente: The Red Queen (1993), Ch. 1. Human Nature
“…conditioning usually reinforces instinct rather than overrides it.”
Fuente: The Red Queen (1993), Ch. 6
“In behavior, as in appearance, every human individual is unique.”
Fuente: The Red Queen (1993), Ch. 1. Human Nature
Fuente: The Red Queen (1993), Ch. 1. Human Nature
Fuente: The Red Queen (1993), Ch. 5
Fuente: The Red Queen (1993), Ch. 5