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Matthew White Ridley, 5th Viscount Ridley, (born 7 February 1958) is a British journalist and businessman. He is best known for his writings on science, the environment, and econom... Show More

Matthew White Ridley, 5th Viscount Ridley, (born 7 February 1958) is a British journalist and businessman. He is best known for his writings on science, the environment, and economics. He has written several science books, including The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature (1994), Genome (1999), The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves (2010) and The Evolution of Everything: How Ideas Emerge (2015). He publishes a blog and has been a regular contributor to The Times newspaper.
Ridley is a libertarian, and a staunch supporter of Brexit. He has been a Conservative hereditary peer since 2013, with a seat in the House of Lords.Ridley was chairman of the UK bank Northern Rock from 2004 to 2007, during which period it experienced the first run on a British bank in 130 years. He resigned, and the bank was bailed out by the UK government; this led to the nationalisation of Northern Rock.

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Book 2010
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
by Matt Ridley
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Book Oct 26, 2021
Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19
by Matt Ridley and Alina Chan
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Recommended by 4 people
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Book May 19, 2020
How Innovation Works: Serendipity, Energy and the Saving of Time
by Matt Ridley
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Recommended by 3 people
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Book Sep 24, 2015
The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge
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Book May 30, 1999
Genome: the Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
by Matt Ridley
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Book Oct, 1993
The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
by Matt Ridley
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Article Nov 12, 2017
AMARA'S LAW
by Matt Ridley
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Book 1997
The Origins of Virtue: Human Instincts and the Evolution of Cooperation
by Matt Ridley
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Book 1997
The Origins of Virtue: Human Instincts and the Evolution of Cooperation
by Matt Ridley
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Podcast episode Dec 1, 2022
310. Viral: The Origin of Covid 19 | Matt Ridley
by Jordan B Peterson and Matt Ridley
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Podcast episode Jul 15, 2020
Matt Ridley: How Innovation Works, Part 2
by Naval Ravikant and Matt Ridley
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Podcast episode Jul 9, 2020
Matt Ridley: How Innovation Works, Part 1
by Naval Ravikant and Matt Ridley
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