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Human society is constantly evolving. Changes in technology, language, morality, and social relations in general can be either consistent and progressive or spontaneous and inevitable.

They occur in a certain order, during the transition from one stage of development to another, and are often the result of human trial and error - that is, one of the variants of natural selection. Much of the world is the result of human action, but not human design: the world evolves as a result of the interaction of millions of people, not by the plan of individuals.

Based on incredible discoveries in the hard sciences, economics, history, politics and philosophy, Matt Ridley refutes the common perception that the most important events and trends of our time are determined at the highest levels. On the contrary, our greatest achievements are developed from the bottom up. In this book, which covers a wide range of topics, the author brilliantly makes the case for evolution, not design, as the force that has largely shaped our culture, technology, and worldview, and continues to shape our future.

Matt Ridley is the author of a number of award-winning books, most notably The Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters, The Rational Optimist: How Well-Being Evolves, and The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature. More than a million copies of his literary works have been sold worldwide and translated into 30 languages. Matt writes regularly for The Wall Street Journal and The Times and is a member of the House of Lords."

"A very intelligent and implacably critical view of the world. - The New York Times Book Review