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Richard Dawkins‌

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Richard Dawkins

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Richard Dawkins

Nairobi, Kenya Colony

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1941-03-26

Popularity

star2.8

Biography

Clinton Richard Dawkins, FRS, FRSL (born 26 March 1941), known as Richard Dawkins, is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and was the University of Oxford's Professor for Public Understanding of Science from 1995 until 2008. Dawkins came to prominence with his 1976 book The Selfish Gene, which popularised the gene-centered view of evolution and introduced the term meme. In 1982, he introduced into evolutionary biology an influential concept, presented in his book The Extended Phenotype, that the phenotypic effects of a gene are not necessarily limited to an organism's body, but can stretch far into the environment, including the bodies of other organisms. Dawkins is an atheist and humanist, a Vice President of the British Humanist Association and supporter of the Brights movement. He is well known for his criticism of creationism and intelligent design. In his 1986 book The Blind Watchmaker, he argued against the watchmaker analogy, an argument for the existence of a supernatural creator based upon the complexity of living organisms. Instead, he described evolutionary processes as analogous to a blind watchmaker. He has since written several popular science books, and makes regular television and radio appearances, predominantly discussing these topics. He has been referred to in the media as "Darwin's Rottweiler," a reference to English biologist T. H. Huxley, who was known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's evolutionary ideas. In his 2006 book The God Delusion, Dawkins contends that a supernatural creator almost certainly does not exist and that religious faith is a delusion—a fixed false belief. As of January 2010, the English-language version had sold more than two million copies and had been translated into 31 languages, making it his most popular book to date.

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The Enemies of Reason

The Enemies of Reason‌
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calendar 2007

Atheist Alliance International Convention 2007

Atheist Alliance International Convention 2007‌
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calendar 2008

The God Who Wasn't There

The God Who Wasn't There‌
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calendar 2005

Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed

Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed‌
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calendar 2008

Sex, Drugs & Religion

Sex, Drugs & Religion‌
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calendar 2010

Root of All Evil?

Root of All Evil?‌
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calendar 2006

Dawkins vs Lennox: Has Science Buried God?

Dawkins vs Lennox: Has Science Buried God?‌
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calendar 2009

The Blind Watchmaker

The Blind Watchmaker‌
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calendar 1987

The Genius of Charles Darwin

The Genius of Charles Darwin‌
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calendar 2008

A Universe from Nothing

A Universe from Nothing‌
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calendar 2009

Discussions with Richard Dawkins, Episode 1: The Four Horsemen

Discussions with Richard Dawkins, Episode 1: The Four Horsemen‌
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calendar 2008

Science Friction

Science Friction‌
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calendar 2022

The Unbelievers

The Unbelievers‌
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calendar 2013

The Trouble with Atheism

The Trouble with Atheism‌
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calendar 2006

The Reality of Me

The Reality of Me‌
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calendar 2012

Speciesism: The Movie

Speciesism: The Movie‌
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calendar 2013

The God Delusion Debate

The God Delusion Debate‌
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calendar 2007

Something From Nothing: A Conversation with Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss

Something From Nothing: A Conversation with Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss‌
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calendar 2012

Breath of Life

Breath of Life‌
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calendar 2015

A War on Science

A War on Science‌
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calendar 2006

The Fool

The Fool‌
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calendar 2018

The Atheist Delusion

The Atheist Delusion‌
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calendar 2016

The Future Is Now!

The Future Is Now!‌
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calendar 2011

Beware the Slenderman

Beware the Slenderman‌
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calendar 2016

Nightwish: Vehicle Of Spirit

Nightwish: Vehicle Of Spirit‌
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calendar 2016

Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People

Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People‌
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calendar 2010

Losing Our Religion

Losing Our Religion‌
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calendar 2017

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library‌
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calendar 2017

Supersapiens: the Rise of the Mind

Supersapiens: the Rise of the Mind‌
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calendar 2017

Intersect

Intersect‌
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calendar 2020

The Mind's Big Bang

The Mind's Big Bang‌
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calendar 2001

Faith School Menace?

Faith School Menace?‌
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calendar 2010

Patterns of Evidence: The Exodus

Patterns of Evidence: The Exodus‌
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calendar 2015

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The Big Questions

The Big Questions‌
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calendar 2007

Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy‌
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calendar 2001

La entrevista de

La entrevista de‌
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calendar 2019

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report‌
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calendar 2005

The Root of All Evil?

The Root of All Evil?‌
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calendar 2006

The Genius of Charles Darwin

The Genius of Charles Darwin‌
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calendar 2008

Break the Science Barrier

Break the Science Barrier‌
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calendar 1996

Inside Nature's Giants

Inside Nature's Giants‌
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calendar 2009

Doctor Who

Doctor Who‌
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calendar 2005

Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief

Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief‌
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calendar 2004

All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace

All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace‌
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calendar 2011

Great Minds

Great Minds‌
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calendar 2021

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson‌
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calendar 2015

The Simpsons

The Simpsons‌
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calendar 1989

Brave New World with Stephen Hawking

Brave New World with Stephen Hawking‌
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calendar 2011

Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words

Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words‌
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calendar 2011

Genius of Britain

Genius of Britain‌
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calendar 2010

Q&A

Q&A‌
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calendar 2008

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher‌
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calendar 2003

The Daily Show

The Daily Show‌
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