Richard Dawkins - The Selfish Gene

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Selfish_Gene

A thorough but not densely written explanation of the basics of how and why natural selection works and can lead to incredible complexity with tiny steps and without a master plan.

Also introduced the term "meme" for the unit of cultural evolution comparable to the gene of biological evolution.

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tinsuke@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

Old, but definitely gold.

Having started with "The blind watchmaker", I hopped right on to "The selfish gene" (was amazed when reading him defining meme) and now I gotta keep reading Dawkins.