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Matt Ridley's books have been shortlisted for six literary awards, including the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (for Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters). His most recent book, The Agile Gene: How Nature Turns on Nurture, won the award for the best science book published in 2003 from the National Academies of Science. He has been a scientist, a journalist, and a national newspaper columnist, and is the chairman of the International Centre for Life, in Newcastle, England. Matt Ridley is also a visiting professor at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York.
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The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

You can’t beat a good story. Luckily, humans are great at storytelling, and the best fiction podcasts are all the proof that the modern listener requires. Get the popcorn ready; it’s storytime.

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    • The Red Queen

    • Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
    • Written by: Matt Ridley
    • Narrated by: Simon Prebble
    • Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
    • Release date: 2011-01-18
    • Language: English
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    • Genome

    • The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
    • Written by: Matt Ridley
    • Narrated by: Simon Prebble
    • Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
    • Release date: 2011-01-18
    • Language: English
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    • Genome

    • Written by: Matt Ridley
    • Narrated by: Paul Matthews
    • Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 2017-11-24
    • Language: English
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