Matt Ridley's books have sold over a million copies, been translated into 31 languages and won several awards. His books include The Red Queen, Genome, The Rational Optimist and The Evolution of Everything. His book on How Innovation Works was published in 2020, and Viral: the Search for the Origin of Covid-19, co-authored with Alina Chan, was published in 2021. He sat in the House of Lords between 2013 and 2021 and served on the science and technology select committee and the artificial intelligence select committee. He was founding chairman of the International Centre for Life in Newcastle. He created the Mind and Matter column in the Wall Street Journal in 2010, and was a columnist for the Times 2013-2018. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and of the Academy of Medical Sciences, and a foreign honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He lives in Northumberland.
"Fascinating and important information from the world of science." -- New York Times Book Review"Proposes a new way of looking at an ongoing debate." -- Washington Post Book World"Matt Ridley breathes new life into the old debate of heredity versus environment. He deftly examines subjects as diverse as sexual identity, political theory, and psychotic behavior. This book will both edify and excite the intelligent reader." -- Jerome Groopman, M.D."An engrossing study of what makes us who we are ... conveyed with insight and style." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)"I would never have expected a book about 'nature or nurture' to be even mildly interesting, let alone a real page-turner. But I had reckoned without Matt Ridley's gift for surprising the reader. What a superb writer he is, and he seems to get better and better." -- Richard Dawkins, author of The Selfish Gene"Ridley is simply one of the best science writers in the business." -- Hartford Courant"Bracingly intelligent, lucid, balanced--witty, too....A scrupulous and charming look at our modern understanding of genes and experience." -- Oliver Sacks"Terrific popular science." -- Booklist (starred review)"A delight. . . a rich overview and a compellingly integrated picture of a great deal of science, both old and new." -- Nature"Thoughtful and entertaining." -- Salon.com"Ridley's enthusiasm for his subject is contagious ... He writes with panache, wit and humor and displays remarkable ingenuity in finding ways to present complicated materials for the lay reader." -- Los Angeles Times
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