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Lixing Sun

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The Liars of Nature and the...

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Lixing Sun Lixing Sun said: " It's the first book I wrote everything by myself. It contains many new ideas such as monogamy as reproductive fairness. Hope you will enjoy it. ...more "

 

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The Liars of Nature and the Nature of Liars by Lixing Sun
"The first half of this book is a survey of different plants and animals that exhibit deceptive biological behaviours and attempts to explain why deception provides an evolutionary advantage. The second half delves into human psychology and analyzes w" Read more of this review »
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The Liars of Nature and the Nature of Liars by Lixing Sun
"This is a bit of an odd book in that it blends two genres. It's half ethology (animal behavior) and half psychology. Yet, somehow... it mostly works?

I enjoyed the author's writing style. It was very readable with just the right amount of science and" Read more of this review »
The Liars of Nature and the Nature of Liars by Lixing Sun
"Great book that is very entertaining and informative throughout. Definitely ranks amongst my top nonfiction books I’ve read. "
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“The qualities we admire in sages—modesty, humbleness, and skepticism—enable women to better perceive objective reality, essential for making sound decisions. Those qualities should be taken as strengths, rather than weaknesses, in leadership.”
Lixing Sun, The Liars of Nature and the Nature of Liars: Cheating and Deception in the Living World




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