{"product_id":"the-mating-mind-how-sexual-choice-shaped-the-evolution-of-human-nature-9780385495172","title":"The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature","description":"\u003cb\u003eAt once a pioneering study of evolution and an accessible and lively reading experience, a book that offers the most convincing--and radical--explanation for how and why the human mind evolved. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Consciousness, morality, creativity, language, and art: these are the traits that make us human. Scientists have traditionally explained these qualities as merely a side effect of surplus brain size, but Miller argues that they were sexual attractors, not side effects. He bases his argument on Darwin' s theory of \u003ci\u003esexual \u003c\/i\u003eselection, which until now has played second fiddle to Darwin' s theory of \u003ci\u003enatural \u003c\/i\u003eselection, and draws on ideas and research from a wide range of fields, including psychology, economics, history, and pop culture. Witty, powerfully argued, and continually thought-provoking, \u003ci\u003eThe Mating Mind\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark in our understanding of our own species.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGEOFFREY F. MILLER is senior research fellow at the Centre for Economic Learning and Social Evolution at University College, London. Born in 1965 in Cincinnati, he studied at Columbia University and received a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Stanford University. After moving to Europe, he worked at the Universities of Sussex and Nottingham and at the Max Planck Institute of Psychological Research in Munich. He lives in Surrey with his family.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50323966558482,"sku":"9780385495172","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ee95eaf9-3e63-46ea-9a99-05e88c48dc7c.jpg?v=1727662951","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mating-mind-how-sexual-choice-shaped-the-evolution-of-human-nature-9780385495172","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}