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Matt Ridley is the author of provocative books on evolution, genetics and society. His books have sold over 800,000 copies, been translated into twenty seven languages, and have won several awards.

  • Where blue eyes came from
    How culture can change genes
    Sunday 29th January 2012 | 13 Comments
  • On ice
    Eschenbach's essays are worth reading
    Saturday 28th January 2012 | 6 Comments
  • The distorting of the human sex ratio
    Technology and prosperity make sex selective abortion easier
    Sunday 22nd January 2012 | 14 Comments
  • The best explanation in the world
    Never has a mystery been so instantly explained as life
    Monday 16th January 2012 | 8 Comments
  • The slow cooling of our interglacial
    Is an ice age imminent and will it be temporarily or permanently averted?
    Saturday 14th January 2012 | 12 Comments
  • Noise versus signal
    Ocean alkalinity varies more than expected and dwarfs the trend caused by carbon dioxide emissions
    Saturday 7th January 2012 | 15 Comments
  • Catching species in the act of being born
    Nine different South American finches may be incipient species
    Tuesday 3rd January 2012 | 2 Comments
  • When less means more
    Sometimes detailed analysis makes for worse decision making than simple rules of thumb
    Monday 26th December 2011 | 13 Comments
  • Don't be such a Higgs Boson
    We need a metaphor for those who impede progress. The Higgs Boson might do.
    Sunday 18th December 2011 | 6 Comments
  • Bioenergy versus the planet
    Biomass and biofuels are not carbon neutral, can't displace much fossil fuel, require huge subsidies, increase hunger and directly or indirectly cause rain forest destruction. Apart from that...
    Thursday 15th December 2011 | 8 Comments