Synergistic Selection: How Cooperation Has Shaped Evolution And The Rise Of Humankind

''Nothing about the evolution of biological complexity makes sense except in the light of synergy.'' Peter Corning''s new book is being hailed as a major contribution to what is perhaps the greatest shift in our understanding of evolution since The Origin of Species. It''s a tour de force that takes us on a synergy-guided tour of the history of life. As Corning puts it, ''life on Earth has been...