The Big Conversation - Episode 1 | Season 4
Richard Dawkins is emeritus Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University and author of the best-selling atheist book 'The God Delusion'. Francis Collins is the former head of the Human Genome Project and National Institutes of Health, currently serving as Science Advisor to the Presiden ... Show More
Aug 27
Can fairy tales reveal God? Amy Scott Robinson on faith, myth and imagination
What if fairy tales reveal more about reality than facts alone? Storyteller, poet and author Amy Scott Robinson joins Luke Martin to explore how imagination, myth and metaphor can illuminate Christian faith. Drawing on C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, Greek myth, biblical imagery and ... Show More
1h 6m
Aug 26
God, evolution and aliens: Professor Simon Conway Morris & (almost Dr) Sam McKee on what science can really tell us
Can evolution and Christianity really fit together – and does modern evolutionary science leave any room for purpose? Leading Cambridge evolutionary biologist Professor Simon Conway Morris joins scientist and philosopher of science Sam McKee to tackle Genesis, Intelligent Design, ... Show More
1h 8m
May 2022
256. Psychedelics, Consciousness, and AI | Richard Dawkins
Dr. Richard Dawkins is a British evolutionary biologist, theorist, and one of the world’s foremost atheists.
In this episode, Dr. Dawkins and I discuss religion, psychedelics, consciousness, symbolism, postmodernism, and the importance of objective truth.
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1h 31m
Sep 2019
#10 — Richard Dawkins | Outgrowing God
<p>Richard Dawkins is the world-famous evolutionary biologist, New York Times bestselling science writer, emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and previously Oxford University's Professor for Public Understanding of Science. Dawkins rose to prominence after his 1976 publicati ... Show More
44m 44s
Sep 2021
205. Richard Dawkins on evangelizing for evolution, science, skepticism, philosophy, reason, and rationality, based on his book Books Do Furnish a Life: Reading and Writing Science
<p>In episode 205, Michael Shermer speaks with Richard Dawkins, the author of The Selfish Gene, voted The Royal Society's Most Inspiring Science Book of All Time, and also the bestsellers <em>The Blind Watchmaker</em>, <em>Climbing Mount Improbable</em>, <em>The Ancestor's Tale</ ... Show More
1h 27m
May 2021
Combatting Anti-Science with Richard Dawkins
<p>How do we stop anti-science? In this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins to talk about religion, the importance of science communication, and Dawkins’ new book, <em>Books Do Furnish a Life.</em></p>
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53m 48s
Nov 2024
Richard Dawkins and Ian McEwan talk about Religion, Science, Truth and American Christianity
Ian McEwan is a British novelist and screenwriter. This is a discussion between Ian McEwan and Richard Dawkins on religion, science, and truth. -------------------------------------------- Join Substack: https://richarddawkins.substack.com/ Subscribe to Poetry of Reality Channel: ... Show More
33m 27s
Jun 2024
Darwin’s Daring Idea with Richard Dawkins
<p>Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with evolutionary biologist and author of <i>The Genetic Book of the Dead</i> Richard Dawkins to talk about evolution, whether we were “designed,” how we are living reflections of our ancestors, and much much more. </p><p>NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons ... Show More
56m 41s