The Mating Mind - Geoffrey Miller

At once a pioneering study of evolution and an accessible and lively reading experience,
The Mating Mind marks the arrival of a prescient and provocative new science writer.
Psychologist Geoffrey Miller offers the most convincing-and radical-explanation for
how and why the human mind evolved.


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 sexual selection, which until now has played second fiddle to Darwin' s theory of natural selection, 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, The Mating Mind is a landmark in our understanding
of our own species.