{"product_id":"9780691198606","title":"The Liars of Nature and the Nature of Liars","description":"Author: Lixing Sun\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780691198606\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Aug 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNature is rife with cheating. Possums play possum, feigning death to cheat predators. Crows cry wolf to scare off rivals. Amphibians and reptiles are inveterate impostors. Even genes and cells cheat. \u003ci\u003eThe Liars of Nature and the Nature of Liars\u003c\/i\u003e explores the evolution of cheating in the natural world, revealing how dishonesty has given rise to wondrous diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending cutting-edge science with a wealth of illuminating examples  from microscopic organisms to highly intelligent birds and mammals  Lixing Sun shows how cheating in nature relies on two basic rules. One is lying, by which cheaters exploit honest messages in communication signals and use them to serve their own interests. The other is deceiving, by which cheaters exploit the biases and loopholes in the sensory systems of other creatures. Sun demonstrates that cheating serves as a potent catalyst in the evolutionary arms race between the cheating and the cheated, resulting in a biological world teeming with complexity and beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrimming with insight and humour, \u003ci\u003eThe Liars of Nature and the Nature of Liars\u003c\/i\u003e also looks at the prevalence of cheating in human society, identifying the kinds of cheating that spur innovation and cultural vitality and laying down a blueprint for combating malicious cheating such as fake news and disinformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The world is full of liars, a fact brilliantly depicted in Lixing Sun's slender but important book about cheating and deception among animals and plants, as well as that hairless bipedal species that is the biggest deceiver of them all. . . . A tour de force of evolutionary biology...Fascinating.'  David P. Barash, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The accessible prose offers an eye-opening take on lying in the natural world and how evolutionary pressures to deceive impact human behavior. The smart parallels between humans and animals make for an insightful outing.'  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'[An] intriguing introduction to the domain of dishonesty.'  Tony Miksanek, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Buckle up for a riveting journey into the wide world of deception.'  Marc Bekoff, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePsychology Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46803688554654,"sku":"ADS-9780691198606","price":49.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780691198606.jpg?v=1778205772","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780691198606","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}