Ben Waber reviewed Evolution by Robin Dunbar
A Standard, Somewhat Dated Review of Evolutionary Biology
3 stars
I might have had unreasonable expectations for this book, which is clearly geared towards complete neophytes to the field. It's also a bit dated, which is a surprise given that the second edition was only recently released. Very little of Dunbar's research makes an appearance here, and if you're at all familiar with evolutionary theory you probably won't get anything until the chapters on humans, which are still fairly straightforward
I might have had unreasonable expectations for this book, which is clearly geared towards complete neophytes to the field. It's also a bit dated, which is a surprise given that the second edition was only recently released. Very little of Dunbar's research makes an appearance here, and if you're at all familiar with evolutionary theory you probably won't get anything until the chapters on humans, which are still fairly straightforward