#k-selection

K-Selection in “The Dosadi Experiment”

Frank Herbert’s novel “The Dosadi Experiment”, published in 1977, is second only to his 1966 novel “Dune”. It is a deeper exploration of the effects of hyper-competitive K-selecting environments on societies. I consider Frank Herbert to be a great science fiction author, and without a doubt, the greatest author of what I’d call ‘social science fiction’. If you haven’t read “Dosadi”, I highly…