Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Nice Guys Finish First

Nice Guys Finish First - NYTimes.com: The story of evolution, we have been told, is the story of the survival of the fittest. The strong eat the weak. The creatures that adapt to the environment pass on their selfish genes. Those that do not become extinct.

In this telling, we humans are like all other animals — deeply and thoroughly selfish. Yet every day, it seems, a book crosses my desk, emphasizing a different side of the story.

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