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Matt Ridley on the Evolution of Everything

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The Evolution of Progress

The author argues that evolution is a theory of mutation and selection. We are the agents of selection as individuals in this process, he says. And there's no reason for people to select things they don't like. He believes we have seen extraordinary progress in human economic situations but also in culture.

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