Nature's Magic Synergy in Evolution and the Fate of Humankind

Peter Corning's varied career has included a tour as a naval aviator, a stint in journalism as a science writer for Newsweek, a Ph.D. in the social sciences, post-doctoral training and research in biology and behavioral genetics, several years of teaching in Stanford University's interdisciplinary Human Biology Program, and broad private-sector experience as a senior partner in a Silicon Valley consulting firm. Currently director of the Institute for the Study of Complex Systems, Dr. Corning is a member of several scientific organizations and a past president of the International Society for the Systems Sciences. He has also published more than 150 professional articles and three previous books and is widely known for his work on the role of synergy as a causal agency in evolution.Corning, Peter is the author of 'Nature's Magic Synergy in Evolution and the Fate of Humankind' with ISBN 9780521825474 and ISBN 0521825474.