âBrilliant, eye-opening, and absolutely inspiring â and a riveting read.â Cass Sunstein, author of How Change Happens and co-author of Nudge
What is the secret to humanityâs evolutionary success? Could it be our strength, our intellect⌠or something much nicer?
From the authors of New York Times bestseller The Genius of Dogs comes a powerful new idea about how âfriendlinessâ is the key factor in the flourishing of our species. Hare and Woods present an elegant new theory called self-domestication, looking at examples of co-operation and empathy and what this can tell us about the evolutionary success of Homo sapiensâŚ