A Darwinian Survival Guide

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Hope for the Twenty-First Century

Daniel R. Brooks, Salvatore J. Agosta

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MIT Press
27 January 2026

Early man; Applied ecology; Global warming

How humanity brought about the climate crisis by departing from its evolutionary trajectory 15,000 years ago-and how we can use evolutionary principles to save ourselves from the worst outcomes.

How humanity brought about the climate crisis by departing from its evolutionary trajectory 15,000 years ago-and how we can use evolutionary principles to save ourselves from the worst outcomes.

Despite efforts to sustain civilization, humanity faces existential threats from overpopulation, globalized trade and travel, urbanization, and global climate change. In A Darwinian Survival Guide, Daniel Brooks and Salvatore Agosta draw on their expertise as field biologists to offer a novel-and hopeful-perspective on how to meet these tremendous challenges by changing the discourse from sustainability to survival. Darwinian evolution, the world's only theory of survival, is the means by which the biosphere has persisted and renewed itself following past environmental perturbations, and it has never failed, they explain. Even in the aftermath of mass extinctions, enough survivors remain with the potential to produce a new diversified biosphere.

By: Daniel R. Brooks, Salvatore J. Agosta
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9780262553957
ISBN 10: 0262553953
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 27 January 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Daniel R. Brooks is Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto; Senior Research Fellow, H. W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska State Museum; and Fellow of the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS). He is the coauthor of The Stockholm Paradigm and The Major Metaphors of Evolution. Salvatore J. Agosta is Associate Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University and Fellow of the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study. He is the author of more than fifty scientific publications and coauthor of The Major Metaphors of Evolution.

Reviews for A Darwinian Survival Guide: Hope for the Twenty-First Century

“Timely, thought-provoking, and refreshingly optimistic. . . . Applying the principles of evolution in thoughtful ways, A Darwinian Survival Guide tackles the complexities of climate change with creativity, optimism, and vision.” —Foreword Reviews