Why do people hate? A world-leading criminologist explores the

tipping point between prejudice and hate crime, analysing human behaviour across the globe and throughout history in this vital book.

Are our brains wired to hate? Is social media to blame for an increase in hateful abuse? With hate on the rise, what can we do to turn the tide? Drawing on twenty years of pioneering research - as well as his own experience as a hate-crime victim - world-renowned criminologist Matthew Williams explores one of the pressing issues of our age.

Surveying human behaviour across the globe and reaching back through time, from our tribal ancestors in prehistory to artificial intelligence in the twenty-first century, The Science of Hate is a groundbreaking and surprising examination of the elusive 'tipping point' between prejudice and hate.

人们为什么仇恨？在这本重要的书中，一位世界领先的犯罪学家探讨了偏见和仇恨犯罪之间的临界点，分析了全世界和历史上的人类行为。

我们的大脑是为仇恨而设计的吗？社交媒体是否要为仇恨虐待行为的增加负责？随着仇恨的增加，我们能做些什么来扭转局势？世界知名的犯罪学家马修·威廉姆斯（Matthew Williams）凭借二十年的开创性研究，以及他自己作为仇恨犯罪受害者的经历，探讨了我们这个时代的一个紧迫问题。

本书调查了世界各地的人类行为，并穿越时空，从史前的部落祖先到21世纪的人工智能，对偏见和仇恨之间难以捉摸的“临界点”进行了开创性的、令人惊讶的研究。