War! What is it good for? conflict and the progress of civilization from primates to robots

"A powerful and provocative exploration of how war has changed our society...for the better "War! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing," says the famous song...but archaeology, history, and biology show that war in fact has been good for something. Surprising as it sounds, war has...

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