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ROB BROOKS is an evolutionary biologist whose expertise concerns the conflicting evolutionary interests that make sex sizzle and render reproduction complex. Born and educated in South Africa, with BSc(Hons) and Ph.D. from the University of the Witwatersrand, he moved to Australia in 1997 to work at James Cook University, Townsville.

He is Scientia Professor of Evolution at UNSW, Sydney, where he founded and directed the Evolution and Ecology Research Centre, and established the UNSW Grand Challenges Program.

His first book, Sex, Genes and Rock ’n’ Roll: How evolution has shaped the modern world (2011), won the Queensland Literary Award for Science Writing. He also won Australia’s most prestigious award for science communication, the Eureka P ...more

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Artificial Intimacy News #20

Welcome to issue 20 of Artificial Intimacy News. Here I pick out some of the most interesting research, long-form pieces and news about how machines tap our evolved human impulses to make friends, build intimacy and fall in love. In…

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	Sex, Genes and Rock 'n' Roll: How Evolution Has Shaped the Modern World 3.52 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2011 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Artificial Intimacy: Virtual Friends, Digital Lovers, and Algorithmic Matchmakers 3.85 avg rating — 53 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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