And it does so without straining thats what makes me believe its true it has no shortcuts everything is very simple and clear...  Read More

And it does so without straining thats what makes me believe its true it has no shortcuts everything is very simple and clear and coherent with the observable facts  Read Less

I recommend it to all incurably curious people who are also occasionally fascinated by the many ways the universe works

I recommend it to all incurably curious people who are also occasionally fascinated by the many ways the universe works  Read Less

He writes clearly and with the reader in mind

He writes clearly and with the reader in mind  Read Less

As a neophyte i was impressed with the intriguing ideas evenly sprinkled throught the book

As a neophyte i was impressed with the intriguing ideas evenly sprinkled throught the book  Read Less

Darwins answer was the cost was a mating investment peahens clearly preferred males with the most outstanding displays

Darwins answer was the cost was a mating investment peahens clearly preferred males with the most outstanding displays  Read Less

Another interesting idea originally proposed by zahavi is the handicap principle which is advertising fitness and sexual ornam...  Read More

Another interesting idea originally proposed by zahavi is the handicap principle which is advertising fitness and sexual ornamentation by handicapping an individual with a survival cost  Read Less

While witty conversation and musical display certainly are attractive attributes of a wellmade brain they are secondary to the ...  Read More

While witty conversation and musical display certainly are attractive attributes of a wellmade brain they are secondary to the social political and subsistence skills of that brain as reasons for its being  Read Less

To consider the creative production of art complex language religion and other social institutions as at least partly a result ...  Read More

To consider the creative production of art complex language religion and other social institutions as at least partly a result of male competition for female attention is not diminishing the former great art stays as magnificent as ever the incredibly powerful driving force of sexuality plays centre stage and the results are fascinating destructive or creative and the writer does a good job theorizing about many such elements  Read Less