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Chapter Contents

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: How Did We Get to Be like This?
• Chapter 3: Modern Ideas of Human Evolution and Behaviour
• Chapter 4: Towards a New Synthesis
• Chapter 5: The Development and Behaviour of Homo Sapiens
• Chapter 6: Supergene Transactions
• Chapter 7: SuperGenes and Human Behaviour
• Chapter 8: SuperGenes in the Big Bad World
• Chapter 9: Our Remarkable SuperGenes

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• Chapter 1
• Introduction
• Our Insulation from Reality
• The Core of the Problem
• The Properties of Supergenes
• Chapter 2
• How Did We Get to Be like This?
• The Formation of Life
• Darwinian Evolution
• The Structure of the Human Genome
• Mammalian Reproduction
• Genetic Diversity and Evolution
• The Beginnings of Human Civilisation
• Civilisation in the Technological Age
• Chapter 3
• Modern Ideas of Human Evolution and Behaviour
• Human Sociobiology
• Human Behavioural Ecology
• Evolutionary Psychology
• Memetics and Gene-Culture Evolution
• Gene-Culture Co-Evolution
• What Do We Learn from These Evolutionary Theories?
• Sociology and Social Psychology
• So What Do We Really Know about Human Behaviour and Evolution?
• Chapter 4
• Towards a New Synthesis
• The Importance of Consilience
• The Supergene Hypothesis
• How Did Supergenes Arise?
• The Life Cycle of the Supergene
• The General Characteristics of Supergenes
• Chapter 5
• The Development and Behaviour of Homo Sapiens
• The Origins of Groups in Our Society
• Overcoming the Limitations of Our Biogenes
• The Information Explosion
• The Origins of Language
• The Earliest Stages Of Human Development
• Life in the Womb
• The Newborn Child
• The Social Life of the Developing Child
• The Nurture Assumption
• Growing up with Peer Groups
• How We Relate to Groups
• Group Influences on Children
• Adult Group Structures
• Chapter 6
• Supergene Transactions
• The Human Need For Supergenes
• Passing Supergenes To Others
• Interchanging Supergenes Successfully
• Why Groups Are Critical For Supergene Transfers
• The Drive for Power and Influence
• Supergene Flexibility: Context Switching
• How Our Supergenes Are Acquired
• How Our Supergenes Evolve and Supergene Stability
• Chapter 7
• Supergenes and Human Behaviour
• Finding a Group Niche in our Broader Society
• Reinforcing Group Identities
• The Importance of Trust in Politics and Public Life
• Bad Behaviour and Evil Are Adaptive
• Why Are Abusive Relationships so Common?
• The Enigma That Is Altruism
• Supergene Propagation for the Childless
• Extreme Strategies for Supergene Propagation
• Heroism and the Suicide Bomber
• Why Adoption Is Relatively Unsuccessful
• The Failure of Acquisitions and Mergers
• Chapter 8
• Supergenes in the Big Bad World
• The Role of Churches in Society
• Social Isolation and the Need to Conform
• Manipulation of National Supergene Pools
• Propaganda and Advertising: Manipulating Your Supergene Pool
• Controlling Our Minds
• Advertising and Public Relations
• Chapter 9
• Our Remarkable Supergenes
• Supergene Engineering
• Bibliography

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