{"title":"Nicholas Wade","description":"\u003cp\u003eNicholas Wade offers a thought-provoking exploration of contemporary issues through the lens of \u003cem\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Current Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e. His works invite readers to critically examine the origins and impacts of social and political phenomena, blending insightful analysis with accessible prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom dissecting the roots of political behaviour to investigating pressing scientific controversies, Wade's books challenge conventional perspectives and encourage informed discussion on the forces shaping our world today.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"where-covid-came-from-by-nicholas-wade-9781641772334","title":"Where COVID Came From","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDid the Covid virus jump naturally from an animal species to humans, or did it escape from a laboratory experiment? In this essay, science writer Nicholas Wade explores the two scenarios and argues that, on present evidence, lab escape is the more likely explanation. His inference is based on specific research being conducted at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the Institute's lack of adequate safety precautions, together with the continuing absence of any direct evidence to support natural emergence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe essay discusses the failure of the mainstream media to penetrate the self-interested assurance of virologists that lab escape was a dismissible conspiracy theory. It also notes how the politicisation of discussion impeded consideration of the scientific facts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere COVID Came From\u003c\/em\u003e delves deep into the roots of the pandemic, challenging readers to reconsider accepted narratives and encouraging a thorough analysis of the available evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46852676223212,"sku":"9781641772334","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/14713463482772.jpg?v=1759159651"},{"product_id":"the-origin-of-politics-by-nicholas-wade-9780063379787","title":"The Origin of Politics","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe renowned \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBefore the Dawn\u003c\/em\u003e breaks down the startling ways that evolution explains why societies succeed and fail.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the modern world, human nature is seldom taken into account by those who would reshape society. Nicholas Wade argues that’s a terrible mistake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHuman nature, in the view of the progressive left, is easily ignored or else shaped into whatever the latest political doctrine may require. But the conservative view, that social engineering can never change human nature for the better, is not true either.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this deeply researched survey of biological and political history, Wade reveals the effect of ideologies that ignore human nature. Marx and Engels proposed to eliminate the family as a social unit. Their followers have sought to overturn the patriarchy and divert allegiance from the family to the state. In reality, while some policies influence human nature for the better, like those that have abolished tribalism, others, such as socialism, conflict with human nature and undermine the operation of a society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCombining the scope of Yuval Noah Harari with the political savvy of Francis Fukuyama, \u003cem\u003eThe Origin of Politics\u003c\/em\u003e, Wade’s work draws from anthropology, evolutionary biology, and historical analysis to explore how human nature shapes the direction of society—and how policies which ignore human nature risk chaos and even extinction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePolitical scientists agree that the roots of politics must lie in human nature, but then assume that human behaviour is infinitely flexible. \u003cem\u003eThe Origin of Politics\u003c\/em\u003e shows that limits set by human evolution cannot be ignored without penalty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48126634918124,"sku":"9780063379787","price":70.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780063379787-the-origin-of-politics.jpg?v=1785972989"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/nicholas-wade.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}