One of the book s central arguments is that it is equilibrium and symbiosis. Last week, i spoke with one of my punk rock and science heroes, bad religion vocalist evolutionary biologist greg graffin, about his new book, population wars, which drops today. Faith alone by greg graffin from the 7 featuring four acoustic songs that inspired the new book population wars preorder population wars. The ep kicks off with faith alone, originally appearing on. He has lectured at ucla and cornell and is the author of population wars and the coauthor of anarchy evolution, with steve olson. Population wars, a new perspective on competition and. Greg graffin returned to ucla where he taught natural science courses. That one was sort of my world view of the conflict between religion and science. Population wars is scheduled for a september 15, 2015 release date. Population wars by greg graffin 201510 by greg graffin.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading population wars. Unlike greg graffin s songs with seminal punk band bad religion, the ideas contained within his latest book, population wars, are not easily summed up in a few distorted minutes. Bad religions greg graffin challenges darwins war of. Population wars offers a fascinating perspective on the ageold idea of survival of the fittest. In this eyeopening book, greg graffin points to where the mainstream view of evolutionary theory has led us astray. Phdpossessing punk singer greg graffin has weighed in on evolutionary theory and war in many ways throughout his career with bad religion. Popmatters talks with bad religions greg graffin about his new book the population wars, his life as a doctorateholding punk singer, enlightenment, society, music, and science. Would you mind telling us a little bit about your new book, population wars. Population wars is a challenging book to get into, because at no point do you try to distill it down to a simple, fundamental idea. This hardcover first edition of population wars has been personally autographed by greg graffin. Human wars, writes the author, are not about victors and the vanquished but rather natural population phenomena. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read population wars. Stream live events, live playbyplay nfl, mlb, nba, nhl, college football, ncaa basketball, and premier league matches.
Life on earth has been defined by war from the beginning, with war between populations seen as an inevitable part of the evolutionary process. Population wars greg graffin 9781250017628 netgalley. Buy population wars by greg graffin from waterstones today. From the very beginning, life on earth has been defined by war.
Listen to population wars a new perspective on competition and coexistence by greg graffin available from rakuten kobo. About five years ago i released one called anarchy evolution. Listen to free internet radio, sports, music, news, talk and podcasts. Theres a lot that i disagree with in this book but as a result it was a stimulating read and one that i strongly recommend for others. A new perspective on competition and coexistence ebook written by greg graffin. Population wars audiobook by greg graffin rakuten kobo. Graffin argues that we must revise our thinking about two concepts.
He received the bryan patterson prize from the society of. A new perspective on competition and coexistence kindle edition by graffin, greg. Even the introduction doesnt really provide a summary so much as it tries to set people up for what they can expect in terms of the book s style. Greg graffin, the front man for the punk band bad religion and also a lecturer in evolutionary biology at cornell. As populations grow, conflict is inevitable, and it is therefore incumbent on us as a species to alleviate its ravages as much as possible.
Greg graffin population wars paperback a new perspective on the biological roots of competition from the author of anarchy evolution and cornell lecturer. Graffin explains why coexistencenot competitionis what drives evolution, citing biological, economic, and environmental examples, from pipedwelling bacteria to native american populations during the revolutionary war. A new perspective on competition and coexistence english edition ebook. Population wars a new perspective on competition and. The book is kind of the next in a series of books that i hope to write. In reading it, youll see why we need to rethink the reasons for war, not only the human military kind but also darwins war of nature, and find hope for a less violent future for mankind. Listen to greg graffin radio featuring songs from population wars. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In population wars, greg graffin points to where the mainstream view of evolutionary theory has led us astray. He obtained his phd in zoology at cornell university and a masters in geology from ucla.
Bad religion vocalist greg graffin to release new book. Questioning the beliefs of the worlds eminent evolutionists, which is effectively a reworking of his doctoral thesis, evolution, monism, atheism and the naturalist world view. Listen to a song from greg graffins upcoming 7inch. Greg graffin announces new book population wars and. Population wars is a paradigmshifting book about why humans behave the way they do and the ancient history that explains that behavior. Population wars is a paradigmshifting look at why humans behave the way they do and the ancient history that explains that behavior. A new perspective on competition and coexistence, population wars, greg graffin, thomas dunne books. Population wars follows up graffin s september 2010 book anarchy evolution, and his december 2010 book evolution and religion. The first half of population wars reads like a piecemeal, outoforder autobiography, with graffin narrating several fairly ordinary moments of.
Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Bad religion vocalist greg graffin to release new book, population wars. In a june 2008 interview with bad religion bassist jay bentley, he mentioned that graffin would be teaching there from january to march 2009. Greg graffin is the lead singer and a songwriter in bad religion. Bad religions greg graffin pens population wars book. In april 2011, graffin revealed that he would return to cornell university that fall to coteach for 14 weeks. That misunderstanding has allowed us to justify wars on every level, whether against bacterial colonies or human societies, even when other, less violent solutions may be available. Bad religions greg graffin cant explain the main point.
Population wars by greg graffin is a very interesting book that explores the authors take on evolution, free will, and how life actually works on our planet. Bad religions greg graffin on our next evolutionary. Few contemporary figures possess as extraordinary a skill set to addres. This greg graffin album is available in select bundles, but only 2,500 are being manufactured.
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