Robert
Trivers
is Professor of Anthropology and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University.
His work has transformed our understanding of the genetic basis of human behaviour. His scientific work has concentrated on two areas, social theory based on natural selection (of which a theory of self-deception is one part) and the biology of selfish genetic elements (which leads to certain kinds of internal genetic conflicts). His early work - offering unifying theories on reciprocal altruism, parental investment, sexual selection, parent-offspring conflict, the sex ratio, and deceit and self-deception - has now been cited more than 7000 times in the scientific literature.
His latest book is 'Deceit and Self-Deception: Fooling ourselves to better fool others' (Allen Lane, 2011).
His work has transformed our understanding of the genetic basis of human behaviour. His scientific work has concentrated on two areas, social theory based on natural selection (of which a theory of self-deception is one part) and the biology of selfish genetic elements (which leads to certain kinds of internal genetic conflicts). His early work - offering unifying theories on reciprocal altruism, parental investment, sexual selection, parent-offspring conflict, the sex ratio, and deceit and self-deception - has now been cited more than 7000 times in the scientific literature.
His latest book is 'Deceit and Self-Deception: Fooling ourselves to better fool others' (Allen Lane, 2011).
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