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24 alternatives to The Selfish Gene

Human behavior driven by biological Darwinism

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Selfish Gene launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Selfish Gene▲68

   Classic read. Dawkins perspective opens up a whole world.

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Biology of Belief▲54

   The scientific proof that we are not controlled by genes

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Singularity Is Near▲77

   When humans transcend biology

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Moral Landscape▲64

   How science can determine human values.

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Richard Dawkins’ Biomorphs Implemented in JavaScript▲117

   2014 · emergentmind.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Man V. Nature▲148

   Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Origin of Species▲81

   Charles Darwin's theory of evolution

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Genome▲78

   The autobiography of a species in 23 chapters

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Arrival of the Fittest: Solving Evolution's Greatest Puzzle ▲61

   How new traits originate

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Darwin’s On the Origin of Species▲61

    A Picture Book Adaptation

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Algorithms to Live By▲75

    The Computer Science of Human Decisions

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Predictably Irrational▲96

    The hidden forces that shape our decisions

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Life 3.0▲92

    Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Sapiens▲185

    A brief history of humankind

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Rational Optimist▲77

    How prosperity evolves

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Gene: An Intimate History▲74

    A magnificent history of the gene

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Christianity and Biology▲5

    Designing empathy between Christians and evolutionists

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Spent▲62

    Sex, evolution, and consumer behavior

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    A genetic simulator for artificial life▲36

    2016 · leverlabs.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Invisible Influence▲69

    The hidden forces that shape behavior

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Herd▲66

    How to change mass behaviour by harnessing our true nature

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Natural-Born Cyborgs▲57

    Minds, Technologies, and the Future of Human Intelligence

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Invisible Influence▲66

    The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Who's in Charge?▲62

    Free-will and the science of the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

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