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Richard Dawkins is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist, popular science writer and advocate of atheism.TED: Speakers Richard Dawkins: Evolutionary biologist Dawkins is a prominent critic of evolutionism and intelligent design. He has written a number of books covering these issues extensively. Atheist and secular humanist, Dawkins has been criticized widely for his method of debate against religion and for the content of his theories.
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- Born: March 26, 1941
- Birthplace: Nairobi, Kenya
- Holds Charles Simonyi Chair for the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford UniversityThe University of Oxford PDF: Curriculum vitae of Richard Dawkins (141.6 KB)
- Prominent member of the Brights movement
- 2006: Founded The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science
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Selected Awards and Degrees
- 1989 Awarded a Doctor of Science by the University of OxfordThe University of Oxford: Curriculum vitae of Richard Dawkins
- 1987 Royal Society of Literature AwardThe University of Oxford: Curriculum vitae of Richard Dawkins
- 1997 International Cosmos PrizeThe University of Oxford: Curriculum vitae of Richard Dawkins
- 2006 Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about SciencThe University of Oxford: Curriculum vitae of Richard Dawkins
- 2007 Deschner AwardThe University of Oxford: Curriculum vitae of Richard Dawkins
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Richard Dawkins - Oxford professor Richard Dawkins has helped steer evolutionary science into the 21st century, and his concept of the "meme" contextualized the spread of ideas in the information age. In recent years, his devastating critique of religion has made him a leading figure in the New Atheism.ted.com -
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The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution - $30.00
In a brilliant follow-up to his blockbuster The God Delusion, Dawkins lays out the evidence for evolution.
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The God Delusion - $15.95
In his sensational international bestseller, the preeminent scientist and outspoken atheist Richard Dawkins delivers a hard-hitting, impassioned, but humorous rebuttal of religious belief. With rigor and wit, Dawkins eviscerates t...
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The God Who Wasn't There - $24.94
Bowling for Columbine did it to the gun culture. Super Size Me did it to fast food. Now The God Who Wasn't There does it to religion. Holding modern Christianity up to a bright spotlight, this eye-opening documentary...
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The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction by the Author - $19.95
Richard Dawkins' brilliant reformulation of the theory of natural selection has the rare distinction of having provoked as much excitement and interest outside the scientific community as within it. His theories have helped change the whol...
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The Atheism Tapes - $29.98
In this ground-breaking series, neurologist turned playwright and atheist Jonathan Miller interviewed six of today's leading men of letters and science. New York Times best-selling author Richard Dawkins, Philosophers Daniel Dennett and Col...
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View All Richard Dawkins Questions (74) | Ask a QuestionI just finished reading Dawkins, Hitchens and Harris...what should I read now? (11 Answers)1. "The Demon Haunted World," by Sagan (this may be a bit light for someone that has already read Dawkins, and is more of a critical thinking primer). 2. I ... read moreDoes anyone have the Natasha Richard family statement? (3 Answers)http://images.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/20090318/293.richardson.natasha2.031909.jpg From http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25209804-5001021,00.html A family spokesperson said her husband, actor Liam Neeson, and their two children were "devastated". Alan Nierob, publicist for Richardson's husband Liam Neeson, confirmed her death Wednesday ... read moreWhat does a special envoy or special representative (i.e. Richard Holbrooke) actually do? (2 Answers)He is a diplomat.Day to day, they oversee peace talks, handle issues of peace-making, trade, war, economics and culture. International treaties are usually negotiated by diplomats prior to endorsement by ... read moreWhat should happen to Mayumi Heene and Richard Heene for creating the balloon boy hoax? (16 Answers)I think they should be responsible for the resources that were used. Prison time should be waived in lieu of public service, i.e. repairing the recently plowed field the balloon ... read more
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