The evolution of everything : (Record no. 84305)
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| fixed length control field | 02797nam a2200253 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 150717s2015 nyu b 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780007583126 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 303.483 |
| Edition number | 20 |
| Item number | Rid |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ridley, Matt, |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The evolution of everything : |
| Remainder of title | how new ideas emerge / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Matt Ridley. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | London |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Fourth Estate |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2015 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | v, 360 pages ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-341) and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "The New York Times bestselling author of The Rational Optimist and Genome returns with a fascinating, brilliant argument for evolution that definitively dispels a dangerous, widespread myth: that we can command and control our world.The Evolution of Everything is about bottom-up order and its enemy, the top-down twitch--the endless fascination human beings have for design rather than evolution, for direction rather than emergence. Drawing on anecdotes from science, economics, history, politics and philosophy, Matt Ridley's wide-ranging, highly opinionated opus demolishes conventional assumptions that major scientific and social imperatives are dictated by those on high, whether in government, business, academia, or morality. On the contrary, our most important achievements develop from the bottom up. Patterns emerge, trends evolve. Just as skeins of geese form Vs in the sky without meaning to, and termites build mud cathedrals without architects, so brains take shape without brain-makers, learning can happen without teaching and morality changes without a plan.Although we neglect, defy and ignore them, bottom-up trends shape the world. The growth of technology, the sanitation-driven health revolution, the quadrupling of farm yields so that more land can be released for nature--these were largely emergent phenomena, as were the Internet, the mobile phone revolution, and the rise of Asia. Ridley demolishes the arguments for design and effectively makes the case for evolution in the universe, morality, genes, the economy, culture, technology, the mind, personality, population, education, history, government, God, money, and the future.As compelling as it is controversial, authoritative as it is ambitious, Ridley's stunning perspective will revolutionize the way we think about our world and how it works"-- |
| Summary, etc | "A book that makes the case for evolution over design and skewers a widespread but dangerous myth: that we have ultimate control over our world"-- |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Evolution. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Diffusion of innovations. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Technology and civilization. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Civilization, Modern. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General. |
| Source of heading or term | bisacsh |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | SOCIAL SCIENCE / General. |
| Source of heading or term | bisacsh |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | SCIENCE / General. |
| Source of heading or term | bisacsh |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | |
| Item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Permanent location | Current location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last borrowed | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Book | HBCSE | HBCSE | 2016-01-05 | Educational Books & Periodicals | 1 | 303.483/ Rid | 22847 | 2016-04-07 | 2016-03-09 | 2016-02-04 | Book |