Walking in the footsteps of books like Pandora's Seed and Sacred Economics, this book concisely and eloquently makes the argument for altruism, empathy, and collective compassion. In a world that feels at once more connected and lonely than ever before, Survival of the Friendliest uses historical and anecdotal evidence for why community and connection is our only way forward.

An excellent look at how friendliness creates community in humans. Really interesting insights.  
Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in return for an honest review. 

I am very picky with my nonfiction. I usually only pick up science and/or technology ones, and this book caught my attention immediately when I read the synopsis. I can say that I absolutely loved this book. I remember learning a bit about some of the experiments discussed in school, but it was really interesting to read from the scientists perspective. 

Another thing I really enjoyed was that it wasn't written like a textbook. A lot of the time, I find that nonfiction books can feel dry and too technical or educational vs informative an fun. This was written in a way so that even if I knew very little about the subject, I could have easily followed along and learned. Not only did I get to delve into an interesting topic that I hadn't thought about before, but it connected humanity to other animals and showed that we are not as "advanced" as some people would like to think. 

Overall this book was really fantastic and I would recommend it to anyone even remotely interested in evolution and learning about humanity.