Move UP is a nonfiction book written by Dr. Clotaire Rapaille and Dr. Andrés Roemer in 2013 that explains upward social mobility from a biological and cultural perspective, and how societies and nations create adequate environments for maintaining the bio-logical (a term they use referring to being logical about our biology) requirements of the human species.

The book is based on the latest research in biology, evolutionary psychology, behavioral economics, neuroscience and anthropology.

Furthermore, the authors propose a new paradigm for understanding human needs and wants, contrasting Maslow's Pyramid of Needs with the Four S's: Survival, Sex, Security, and Success.

[3] "Move Up is a torrent of random words arranged into perfectly focused falsehood... As a busy reviewer, one does tend to read a lot of mediocre books.

It is, as I say, a pure marketing project, aimed at the most conventionally minded people on the planet, those who are possessed of the most unchallenging, unthinking, unreal, self-congratulatory conception of human progress.

However, promotional material for Move UP includes a series of positive blurbs from various thinkers around the world:[4] “Not since The Naked Ape have I seen a book that so gleefully revels in tweaking the nose of conventional sensitivities.

Whether you love it or hate it, this quirkily perceptive –or insouciantly provocative– book will enliven dinner party conversations, and will delight and infuriate in equal measure.” —Richard Dawkins.

Many have tried to address small pieces of this great puzzle, but Rapaille and Roemer are the first to attempt a comprehensive answer to this eternal question.

Move UP portrays the cultural and biological dimensions behind the desire of humans to ascend socially, intellectually or economically.

It challenges the reader to think about fresh ideas about ways to ascend, as well as highlighting the impediments that must be overcome to progress toward improvement.

“Move UP considers a critical question in our globalized world ̶what sorts of countries foster social mobility in their citizens?

The first thing you should do is read Move UP by Clotaire Rapaille and Andrés Roemer, and follow their data-driven recommendations for determining how best to achieve your goals using science, technology, and the wisdom of the greatest thinkers in history revealed in this remarkable book.

Move UP is not utopian; it outlines a realistic plan for how more people in more places more of the time can lead more fulfilling and successful lives anywhere in the world.” —Michael Shermer.

Roemer and Rapaille combine their talents as scientists, communicators, motivators and activists ̶with a little help from a uniquely diverse cast including Charles Darwin, Albert Camus, Sigmund Freud, Dr. Seuss and Napoleon Bonaparte ̶ to show how individuals as well as societies can move: which way?

With inviting style, they bring to bear an array of ideas and an abundance of evidence, looking closely at the issue from a host of different vantage points.

Ranging widely, the authors will delight, provoke, and very possibly inspire readers who want to know how nations can Move UP.” —Robert Kurzban.

Running the gamut from stimulating to provocative, heady to poignant, this book gives you plenty to think about for moving lives and societies in the only useful direction.” —David Eagleman.

Those who would tend to challenge these guidelines on the basis that they are too ‘Western,’ or in some other way parochial, would do well to ask themselves how long other paradigms need to fail before they should be abandoned.” —Aubrey de Grey.

“Clotaire Rapaille and Andrés Roemer are great storytellers and natural provocateurs, and Move UP is a treat—a clearly written and very creative exploration of the conditions that lead to happiness, freedom, and flourishing.” —Paul Bloom.

Roemer and Rapaille have done an amazing job explaining difficult concepts about the human condition and life in the modern world in a fascinating, humorous, entertaining and elucidating way.

“Move UP by Andrés Roemer and Clotaire Rapaille is a tour de force presenting a muscular new formula for individuals and countries to assess—and perhaps fix—their barriers to upward mobility, creativity and talent.

In this highly engaging and accessible book, Andres Roemer and Clotaire Rapaille update Plato’s project using Maclean’s model of three brain systems to draw out what it is that makes the difference between societies that progress ̶that Move UP ̶ and those that stagnate and fail.

Move UP serves as a whirlwind tour through history and science, exploring what drives success for individuals and societies.