The Philosopher
John Maynard Smith
The face
The background
- Nationality:
- British
- Schools:
- Evolutionary game theory
- Branchs:
- Evolutionary biology, Genetics, Theoretical biology, Mathematical biology, Aeronautical engineering
- Period:
- 20th-century
The synopsis
The works
The Theory of Evolution
Mathematical Ideas in Biology
On Evolution
The logic of animal conflict
Models in Ecology
The Evolution of Sex
Evolution Now
Evolution and the Theory of Games
The Problems of Biology
Did Darwin Get it Right?: Essays on Games, Sex and Evolution
Evolutionary Genetics
The Major Transitions in Evolution
The Origins of Life: From the Birth of Life to the Origin of Language
Animal Signals
The quotes
Genetics is about how information is stored and transmitted between generations.
I think we invent jargon because it saves times talking to one-another.
You couldn't have human society without language.
The evolution of sex is the hardest problem in evolutionary biology.
Information imposes certain criteria on how it can be stored.
Societies depend on agreed rules.
Language changes very fast.