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	Matt Ridley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Matthew (Matt) Ridley (born February 7, 1958 at Newcastle upon Tyne) (not to be confused with Mark Ridley) is an English science writer.
		Ridley was the first chairman of the International Centre for Life, a science park in Newcastle.
		Ridley is married to the neuroscientist Anya Hurlbert and lives in England.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Matt_Ridley (325 words)

	Popular Science - Matt Ridley
		Matt Ridley is the author of the international best-seller Genome, as well as The Origins of Virtue, The Red Queen and Nature via Nurture.
		Ridley was a columnist for the Sunday and Daily Telegraph between 1993 and 2000.
		Ridley is married to Dr. Anya Hurlbert, Reader in Visual Neuroscience, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
	www.popularscience.co.uk /biographies/ridley.htm (127 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Books: Nature via Nurture, by Matt Ridley, Hardcover, 1st. Edition
		Ridley recounts the hundred years' war between the partisans of nature and nurture to explain how this paradoxical creature, the human being, can be simultaneously free-willed and motivated by instinct and culture.
		Ridley, author of the bestseller Genome, says that not only are nature and nurture not mutually exclusive, but that "genes are designed to take their cue from nurture." Genes are not unchanging little bits of DNA: their expression varies throughout a person's life, often in response to environmental stimuli.
		Ridleys examples and inferences include genes and their mutations in the course of evolution that influence brain size and neuronal connections, personality, sexuality, language, culture, aggression, and nurturance, but still operate as cogs in the wheel of experience.
	search.barnesandnoble.com /booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=34LZ3FNXCQ&isbn=0060006781&itm=1 (1331 words)

	Amazon.ca: Nature Via Nurture: Books: Matt Ridley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Ridley asserts that the question itself is a "false dichotomy." Using copious examples from human and animal behavior, he presents the notion that our environment affects the way our genes express themselves.
		Ridley's proof is in the pudding for such touchy subjects as monogamy, aggression, and parenting, which we now understand have some genetic controls.
		Matt Ridley’s style is conversational, his arguments are simple and persuasive and he has mastered that tricky balance-game of making a complex subject understandable and entertaining for the average reader.
	www.amazon.ca /Nature-Via-Nurture-Matt-Ridley/dp/0002006634 (2882 words)

	Online NewsHour: A Discussion with Matt Ridley, Author of 'Genome' -- February 29, 2000
		MATT RIDLEY: Well, that's one of the really fascinating discoveries, I think, about our genomes, and in a sense, it's rather a disturbing one.
		MATT RIDLEY: Well, it is tough, because you tend to get carried away I think these days with genes, and how they are controlling everything in our bodies.
		MATT RIDLEY: I don't think we are at that risk, and the reason I think that is because there doesn't seem to be one consensus on what makes a desirable child.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/science/jan-june00/genome_2-29.html (1631 words)

	Amazon.com: Genome: Books: Matt Ridley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Matt Ridley unfolds the human genome for us in a crisply written and precise "Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters." OK, I don't know what the Hades that means, but this guy is a good writer, a smart scientist, and a friendly teacher of what is a really cool, but intimidating, branch of learning.
		Ridley takes a very complex topic and reduces it to a level that anyone with high school science can follow and understand the major points of each chapter; mostly imparting a sense of why the study of genetics matters, and only going into detail on a few gene sequences through out the book.
		Ridley takes the 23 human chromosomes and particular genes (at least those known) and their exons and introns (at least those known) to make his usual perspicacious, often speculative, occasionally contrarian, biological knowledge accessible.
	www.amazon.com /Genome-Matt-Ridley/dp/0060932902 (4289 words)

	Amazon.ca: Origins Of Virtue: Books: Matt Ridley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Human life, scientific journalist Matt Ridley suggests, is a complex balancing act: we behave with self-interest foremost in mind, but also in ways that do not harm, and sometimes even benefit, others.
		Ridleys main argument is to show that human cooperation is not- contrary to popular thought- a biproduct of government and law, but a natural development.
		Ridley is at his best when describing the dynamic equilibrium of evolution, as in "Red Queen." In "Origins of Virtue," those portions of the book dedicated to explaining how cooperative behavior can promote the genetic information of the individual are the most instructive.
	www.amazon.ca /Origins-Virtue-Matt-Ridley/dp/0140264450 (1974 words)

	The New York Review of Books: What's Not in Your Genes
		As Ridley explains, there is now good evidence that exposure to light switches on a key gene called BDNF (for brain-derived neurotrophic factor) in the visual cortex of the mouse brain and, presumably, the human brain as well.
		Ridley's chief claim is that the "startling new truth that has emerged from the human genome...has profound implications for the nature–nurture debate." Indeed, it "is about to recast the debate entirely.
		Ridley's descriptions of how genes act in brains are a tour de force and are astonishingly free of oversimplification.
	www.nybooks.com /articles/16522 (4351 words)

	Nature Via Nurture, Matt Ridley - HarperAcademic
		It ushers readers into a world where genes are not puppet masters pulling the strings of behavior, but are puppets at the mercy of behavior; where instinct is not the opposite of learning; where environmental influences may be less reversible than genetic ones, and where nature is designed for nurture.
		Ridley notes that in their extreme forms both naturism and nurturism have proven attractive to totalitarian regimes.
		Matt Ridley did research in zoology at Oxford before becoming a journalist.
	www.harperacademic.com /catalog/guide_xml.asp?isbn=0060006781 (889 words)

	PW: Matt Ridley: The Evolution of a Darwinian - 3/6/2000 - Publishers Weekly
		Ridley the nascent bio-freelancer industriously packed off piles of unsolicited manuscripts and soon one of his pieces was featured as the cover story of New Scientist.
		Ridley's nine-year tenure at the Economist included a stint as its Washington bureau chief and the opportunity to cover the 1988 presidential race, which was when he seriously began to contemplate longer projects.
		Ridley, who lives in Newcastle with his son and his wife, Anya Hurlbert, a professor of neuroscience at the local university, continues to work as a journalist, at present for the Daily Telegraph, from which pulpit he pumps out weekly columns that untie the Gordian knots of politics, biology and economics.
	www.publishersweekly.com /article/CA168062.html?pubdate=3/6/2000&display=archive (2074 words)

	Powell's Books - Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters by Matt Ridley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Matt Ridley's Genome is one of the best, and most popular, works of popular science of recent years, in line with such instant classics as Richard Rhodes's The Making of the Atomic Bomb or Brian Greene's The Elegant Universe.
		In Ridley's hands, this story is also a fascinating and illuminating discourse on what it means to be a human being and to be alive at this definitive point in our history.
		Matt Ridley is the author of the national bestseller Genome.
	www.powells.com /biblio?PID=30010&cgi=product&isbn=0060932902 (1906 words)

	Talk of the Town: Nurture via Nature: Genes, Experience and What Makes Us Human - UBC.ca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In his new book author Matt Ridley argues that the old debate is based on a false dichotomy, it isn't a question of either/or, but both.
		Matt Ridley is the author of the international best-seller Genome, as well as The Origins of Virtue, and The Red Queen.
		Ridley lectures frequently before many well-respected organizations including the Museum of Natural History in New York, the Smithsonian in Washington, DC, the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, as well as before numerous universities in the U.S. and England.
	www.ubc.ca /talkofthetown/2003/spring/ridley.html (755 words)

	Long live nature via nurture! by Iver Mysterud (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Ridley’s point is that the discovery of how genes actually influence human behavior, and how human behavior influences genes, is about to recast the debate entirely.
		Ridley explains easily that genes are not puppet masters pulling the strings of our behavior (a common misunderstanding), but are puppets at the mercy of our behavior.
		Ridley’s claim is that all 12 men were right in the sense that they all contributed an original idea with a germ of the truth in it.
	human-nature.com /ep/reviews/ep01188191.html (1125 words)

	Amazon.fr : Genome: Livres en anglais: Matt Ridley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Science writer Matt Ridley has found a way to tell someone else's story without being accused of plagiarism.
		Ridley (The Red Queen; The Origins of Virtue) anticipates the genomic news with an inventively constructed, riveting exposition of what we already know about the links between DNA and human life.
		Ridley can explain with equal verve difficult moral issues, philosophical quandaries and technical biochemistry; he distinguishes facts from opinions well, and he's not shy about offering either.
	www.amazon.fr /Genome-Matt-Ridley/dp/185702835X (629 words)

	Amazon.de: Genome. The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters: English Books: Matt Ridley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Science writer Matt Ridley's Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters is an elegant reflection on the significance of being able, for the first time in history, to read our own genes.
		Ridley is a fine writer and explains his selection of genetic stories exceptionally well.
		Matt Ridley demonstrated that he has a strong understanding of the subject by simply and eloquently linking the new realm of genetic understating with the age-old concept of self.
	www.amazon.de /Genome-Autobiography-Species-23-Chapters/dp/185702835X (1694 words)

	'Genome: The Autobiography Of A Species In 23 Chapters' by Matt Ridley
		So writes Matt Ridley with a combination of biblical awe, scientific curiosity and wit about what many consider the greatest scientific breakthrough of the 20th century and the greatest technological challenge of the 21st -- the discovery of the molecular basis of life and its many applications in medicine, law and commerce.
		Ridley, a former editor of The Economist, also brings interesting political and sociological insights to this work.
		Ridley’s decision not to include ethical or religious strands may lead some readers to conclude that his tapestry is tattered.
	www.post-gazette.com /books/reviews/20000312review452.asp (466 words)

	bookideas.com: Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters by Matt Ridley
		Then I read the introduction, in which Matt Ridley explains that he's going to pick one gene from each of the 23 pairs of chromosomes, and use those genes to tell the story of biology and human evolution.
		But Ridley manages to keep things fresh, even though the pickings get a little lean as he approaches the smaller chromosomes (with fewer genes from which to choose) later in the book.
		Ridley's book is a must-read for people who are curious about the human genome project, genetically modified foods or genetic engineering.
	www.bookideas.com /reviews/index.cfm?fuseaction=displayReview&id=618 (676 words)

	Lofty Insticts
		Ridley begins his argument by examining the idea that people are naturally inclined to altruism and cooperation.
		A related concept is something Ridley calls "groupishness," the tendency of creatures to put the greater good ahead of their individual interests because their own fate is tied to the fate of the group.
		For Ridley, the way out of this dilemma (to which we are all prisoners) can be stated in one word: trade.
	www.scu.edu /ethics/publications/iie/v8n3/lofty.html (1295 words)

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		Ridley & Associates typically provides real estate appraisal and consulting services in the Niagara Peninsula, however, we have the expertise to complete assignments throughout Ontario.
		Ridley & Associates is committed to providing real estate appraisal services over a wide range of properties utilizing qualified appraisal personnel.
		Ridley & Associates, with twelve appraisal associates, two consultants and three administration staff, is the largest real estate appraisal and consulting firm in the Niagara Peninsula.
	www.ridley-associates.com (216 words)

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		Vanessa herself is a sympathetic and realistic character, although the fact that she hid her relationship with Ridley from Matt for such a long time and then broke his heart made many viewers feel that she deserved what happened with Ridley.
		Ridley's sexual orientation remains a little fuzzy; although she appears bisexual, she may be bi-curious or heteroflexible instead.
		It is still unclear whether Matt with continue seeing Ridley, and what will happen to Vanessa--but since Kate Mara is listed as regular cast member, we can assume we'll be seeing more of her.
	www.afterellen.com /TV/nip-tuck2.html (667 words)

	Online NewsHour Forum: Exploring the Genome -- March 20, 2000
		Matt Ridley, author of Genome: The Autobiography Of A Species In 23 Chapters, answers your questions.
		A discussion with Matt Ridley, author of Genome: The Autobiography Of A Species In 23 Chapters.
		In his book, Ridley also points out that while a person's genes may increase the chances that he or she will posses certain traits, they do not guarantee them.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/forum/march00/genome_form.html (360 words)

	The Great Debate Contributors: Matt Ridley
		Matt Ridley was on the panel at Determined to Survive?
		In Genome, Matt Ridley examines in his inimitable style the mapping of the human genome.
		Ridley shows us how breakthroughs in computer programming, microbiology, and economics give us new insights into how and why we relate to each other in the ways we do.
	www.thegreatdebate.org.uk /mattridley.html (805 words)

	Strand Bookstore: Genome; by Matt Ridley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		By picking one newly discovered gene from each pair of chromosomes and telling its story, Matt Ridley recounts the history of our species and its ancestors, probing the scientific, philosophical, and moral issues arising as a result of the mapping of the genome.
		Ridley provides not only a fascinating tour of the human genome but a persuasive argument against the skeptics of biotech research.
		"Matt Ridley's book is, as he puts it, 'a whistle-stop tour of some of the more interesting sites in the genome and what they tell us about ourselves.' A British science journalist, Ridley is a lucid, engaging and enthusiastic guide to the double-helical DNA that comprises our inheritable human essence."
	www.strandbooks.com /profile?isbn=0060932902 (537 words)

	Genome, Matt Ridley - HarperAcademic
		Following in the tradition of James Gleick’ Chaos, Matt Ridly vividly explores the most profound scientific discovery of the century—the mapping of the human genome.
		By picking one newly discovered gene from each of the twenty-three human chromosomes and telling its story, Ridley recounts the history of our species and its ancestors from the dawn of life to the brink of future medicine.
		Cutting through complicated scientific jargon, Ridley engages your students’ minds and imaginations, exploring and making clear to them the applications of genetics: the search for understanding of where we come from and where we are headed.
	www.harperacademic.com /catalog/book_xml.asp?isbn=0060932902 (218 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Books: Red Queen, by Matt Ridley, Paperback, 1st. Perennial Edition
		Turning to animals, Ridley describes mating patterns with an eye as to whether mates are selected for health and vigor, or for esthetics.
		Ridley contends—not a popular thesis in recent decades—that such genetic programming is far more central to human nature than social conditioning.
		Ridley describes some very complex concepts in language that is easy to understand.
	search.barnesandnoble.com /booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=34LZ3FNXCQ&isbn=0060556579&itm=4 (922 words)

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