“Barash . . . brilliantly integrat[es] science, literature, and pop culture into elegant and insightful commentaries on the most interesting and important questions of our time. A delightful read.”—Michael Shermer, author of
The Science of Good and Evil
“Entertaining and thought-provoking.”—Steven Pinker, author of
The Blank Slate
If we are, in part, a product of our genes, can free will exist? Incisive and engaging, this indispensable tour of evolutionary biology runs the gamut of contemporary debates, from science and religion to our place in the universe.
David Barash
is the author of
The Myth of Monogamy
and
Madame Bovary’s Ovaries
. He lives in Redmond, Washington.