An informative and insightful book that examines the sociocultural evolution of our species toward ever-greater complexity, advancing technology, and scientific information. This book sends an important message that, as human beings make moral progress, history, in its broadest outlines, is getting better all the time. "Whether you are a bunch of genes or a bunch of memes, if you're all in the same boat you'll tend to perish unless you are conducive to productive coordination." Why hadn't you told me about this book before now? (Excerpts above from book description at Amazon) |