Matt Ridley

Né en 1958 mattridley.co.uk @mattwridley

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Matthew White Ridley, 5e vicomte Ridley est un écrivain scientifique anglais, homme d'affaires et aristocrate né en 1958.
Il a fait ses études à Eton et à Oxford, où il a obtenu un doctorat en zoologie.
Ridley a commencé sa carrière dans le journalisme, travaillant comme rédacteur scientifique pour The Economist de 1984 à 1987.
Il a ensuite été correspondant à Washington et rédacteur en chef pour l'Amérique de cette publication.
Connu pour sa capacité à expliquer des concepts scientifiques complexes à un public général, Ridley a écrit plusieurs livres et articles de vulgarisation scientifique sur la génétique, l'évolution et la nature humaine.

Livres de Matt Ridley

Génome

par Matt Ridley • 1999

What 23 chromosomes reveal about human origins, personality, and the limits of genetic fate.

4.06

28 000+

🧬 Molecular Genetics 🗺️ Genomics 🌿 Evolutionary Biology 🦴 Human Evolution 🏺 Ancient DNA

Génome

What 23 chromosomes reveal about human origins, personality, and the limits of genetic fate.

par Matt Ridley 1999 344 pages

4.06

28 000+ évaluations

🧬 Molecular Genetics 🗺️ Genomics 🌿 Evolutionary Biology 🦴 Human Evolution 🏺 Ancient DNA

La Reine Rouge

par Matt Ridley • 1993

Sex exists to outrun parasites. From peacock tails to human jealousy, everything follows.

4.05

17 000+

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🦚 Sexual Selection 🐝 Sociobiology 🧬 Human Evolution 💑 Mate Choice

La Reine Rouge

Sex exists to outrun parasites. From peacock tails to human jealousy, everything follows.

par Matt Ridley 1993 405 pages

4.05

17 000+ évaluations

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🦚 Sexual Selection 🐝 Sociobiology 🧬 Human Evolution 💑 Mate Choice

L'optimiste rationnel

par Matt Ridley • 2010

Trade, not genius, drives human progress. Two centuries of data, and why the pessimists always lose.

3.97

13 000+

🤝 Free Trade 📜 Economic History 🌟 Human Progress 🧠 Collective Intelligence 🔍 Debunking Pessimism

L'optimiste rationnel

Trade, not genius, drives human progress. Two centuries of data, and why the pessimists always lose.

par Matt Ridley 2010 448 pages

3.97

13 000+ évaluations

🤝 Free Trade 📜 Economic History 🌟 Human Progress 🧠 Collective Intelligence 🔍 Debunking Pessimism

L'Inné, l'acquis et le reste

par Matt Ridley • 2003

Genes are not a script but a set of switches, and the environment does the flipping.

4.06

4 000+

🧬 Epigenetics 🧬 Behavioral Genetics 🌍 Human Universals 👶 Developmental Psychology 🕰️ Early Experience

L'Inné, l'acquis et le reste

Genes are not a script but a set of switches, and the environment does the flipping.

par Matt Ridley 2003 320 pages

4.06

4 000+ évaluations

🧬 Epigenetics 🧬 Behavioral Genetics 🌍 Human Universals 👶 Developmental Psychology 🕰️ Early Experience

Les origines de la vertu

par Matt Ridley • 1997

Society did not tame our selfish instincts. Selfish genes built our capacity for cooperation.

4.03

4 000+

🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🤝 Human Cooperation 🎲 Game Theory 📖 Sociobiology

Les origines de la vertu

Society did not tame our selfish instincts. Selfish genes built our capacity for cooperation.

par Matt Ridley 1997 265 pages

4.03

4 000+ évaluations

🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🤝 Human Cooperation 🎲 Game Theory 📖 Sociobiology

Comment l'innovation fonctionne

par Matt Ridley • 2020

Not lone geniuses but slow, collective tinkering, freedom, and accident drive real innovation.

4.11

3 000+

🧬 Evolutionary Economics 🔧 History Of Technology 🧪 Trial And Error 🍀 Serendipity 🔒 Intellectual Property

Comment l'innovation fonctionne

Not lone geniuses but slow, collective tinkering, freedom, and accident drive real innovation.

par Matt Ridley 2020 320 pages

4.11

3 000+ évaluations

🧬 Evolutionary Economics 🔧 History Of Technology 🧪 Trial And Error 🍀 Serendipity 🔒 Intellectual Property

L'Évolution de toute chose

par Matt Ridley • 2015

The same undirected process that built the eye also built language, money, and the internet.

3.92

3 000+

🕸️ Spontaneous Order 🎭 Cultural Evolution 📜 Big History ⚙️ Technological Evolution 🌐 Decentralization

L'Évolution de toute chose

The same undirected process that built the eye also built language, money, and the internet.

par Matt Ridley 2015 368 pages

3.92

3 000+ évaluations

🕸️ Spontaneous Order 🎭 Cultural Evolution 📜 Big History ⚙️ Technological Evolution 🌐 Decentralization

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