{"product_id":"supercooperators-altruism-evolution-and-why-we-need-each-other-to-succeed-9781451626636","title":"Supercooperators: Altruism, Evolution, and Why We Need Each Other to Succeed","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Exactly the message we need to counter the mythology of the 'rugged individual'\" (Bill Moyers, \u003ci\u003eProgressive Reader\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMartin Nowak, one of the world's experts on evolution and game theory, working here with bestselling science writer Roger Highfield, turns an important aspect of evolutionary theory on its head to explain why cooperation, not competition, has always been the key to the evolution of complexity. In his first book written for a wide audience, this hugely influential scientist explains his cutting-edge research into the mysteries of cooperation, from the rise of multicellular life to Good Samaritans, and from cancer treatment to the success of large companies. With wit and clarity, and an eye to its huge implications, Nowak and Highfield make the case that cooperation, not competition, is the defining human trait. \u003ci\u003eSuperCooperators \u003c\/i\u003ewill expand our understanding of evolution and provoke debate for years to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451626636\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 5.54w x 0.86d","brand":"Martin Nowak, Roger Highfield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36651367432348,"sku":"9781451626636","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bae135cc-0851-4e7e-930e-7bec9d095b2a.jpg?v=1603877498","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/supercooperators-altruism-evolution-and-why-we-need-each-other-to-succeed-9781451626636","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}