This list of six science books, compiled by Nature, an international weekly journal of science, includes Axelrod's book, The Evolution of Cooperation—a book that explores how "cooperation can emerge in a world of self-seeking egoists-whether superpowers, businesses, or individuals-when there is no central authority to police their actions."
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Scientific journal Nature names Robert Axelrod's "The Evolution of Cooperation" one of 6 science books the next U.S. president should read first
October 3, 2008