The gambling animal : humanity's evolutionary winning streak -- and how we risk it all /

"Humanity's unique relationship with risk has driven us to defy the evolutionary odds - but as the stakes keep mounting, how long before our luck runs out? Evolution is a series of bets, and no animal gambles the way humans do. This has led us to unprecedented ecological dominance, via the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Harrison, Glenn W. (Author), Ross, Don, 1962- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Profile Books Ltd, 2025.
Subjects:	Economics. Economic forecasting. Human evolution. Social evolution. Human behavior > Evolution. Human behavior > Social aspects. Nature > Effect of human beings on. Risk management. Économie politique. Prévision économique. Êtres humains > Évolution. Évolution sociale. Comportement humain > Aspect social. Êtres humains > Influence sur la nature. Gestion du risque. economics. risk management.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
the winning animal (for now)
Life is risky
How natural risk management can lead to addiction
Basic hardware for risk management: expensive brains
A risky tool: the evolution of human imagination
The roots of technological risk management
Social risk management: markets and morality
The risk-management ratchet: humans take over the earth
Have we gambled away our house?
Coda
the predicament of elephants.