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Gnu bashing once again
The latest Gallup poll on American’s beliefs about creationism and evolution has predictably raised some comments among bloggers. As expected, there have not been any big changes – most still support...
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A disciplined discussion
I have commented several times that the debate format is very unsatisfactory and have favoured a discussion format for public discussion. Richard Dawkins has tried out a number of such discussion...
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Is there room for religion in science?
Jerry Coyne at Why Evolution is True highly recommends this video (see Dawkins on Al Jazeera). I watched it over lunch and can second his recommendation. It’s an Al Jazeera talk back show – The Stream...
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Sex, Death And The Meaning Of Life – Sin
Sex, Death and The Meaning of Life is a new series of TV documentaries fronted by Richard Dawkins. I welcome this – partly because Dawkins is an excellent communicator. But also because it’s about time...
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Death – part 2 of a series
Here’s the second episode in the series Sex, Death and the Meaning of life – fronted by “everyone’s favourite Strident Atheist.” See Sex, Death And The Meaning Of Life – Sin for Part 1 It’s another...
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Sex, Death And The Meaning Of Life. Episode 3: Meaning
This is the third and last video in the series Sex, Death And The Meaning Of Life. It’s about “meaning.” Richard Dawkins sets out to answer the question he often gets asked - “How do you get up in the...
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The “dynamic duo” of science?
Well, that’s how someone described them. But I have generally found the discussions between Lawrence Krauss and Richard Dawkins stimulating. I first commented on these almost 5 years ago (see Lawrence...
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Dawkins’ new book
Richard Dawkins’ latest book is due out next September. The title – Childhood, Boyhood, Truth: From an African Youth to The Selfish Gene It’s yet a new genre for Dawkins – autobiography. Mind you he...
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‘The Unbelievers’ and science
The World Premiere of the film “The Unbelievers” took place on Monday in Toronto. The YouTube site for the film’s trailer describes it this way: “‘The Unbelievers’ follows renowned scientists Richard...
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Richard Dawkins learns about the Bible
This isn’t the usual subject for videos of Richard Dawkins. This time he is in discussion with John Huudleston, from the College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. The discussion was recorded...
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Jon Stewart interviews Richard Dawkins
I always enjoy the Daily show and this is another classic. Jon Stewart interviews Richard Dawkins (who is on a tour for his latest book An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist). Can’t embed...
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What’s really true?
I am spending some time dealing with family business so I am reposting some of my past book reviews over the next few days. These could be useful with Christmas coming up. Here’s an ideal Christmas...
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