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Tag Archives: richard dawkins
The Greatest Show on Earth, Chapter 4
Chapter-by-chapter thoughts on Richard Dawkins’ The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by John C. Snider © 2009 Chapter 4: Silence and slow time Oooh, the colors! The Greatest Show on Earth boasts four sections of full-color illustrations, … Continue reading
The Greatest Show on Earth, Chapter 3
Chapter-by-chapter thoughts on Richard Dawkins’ The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by John C. Snider © 2009 Chapter 3: The primrose path to macro-evolution As I had hoped/suspected, Dawkins turns his attention from artificial selection to natural … Continue reading
The Greatest Show on Earth, Chapter 2
Chapter-by-chapter thoughts on Richard Dawkins’ The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by John C. Snider © 2009 Chapter 2: Dogs, cows and cabbages In Chapter 2 Dawkins tackles another of the common “criticisms” that evolution deniers like … Continue reading
The Greatest Show on Earth, Chapter 1
Chapter-by-chapter thoughts on Richard Dawkins’ The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by John C. Snider © 2009 I’m sitting down to read Richard Dawkins’ latest book–The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution (pub. by Free … Continue reading
Dawkins tix for Charlotte NC still available
As you may recall, Richard Dawkins will be speaking this Wednesday, October 14th, at Queens University of Charlotte, North Carolina, as part of an arrangement with Charlotte Pop Fest. A few tickets are still available for an exclusive meet-and-greet with … Continue reading
Posted in evolution, music, news, science
Tagged charlotte pop fest, james deem, queens university of charlotte, richard dawkins
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DVR Alert: Dawkins and Collins on Colbert
While it would have been super-cool to have Richard Dawkins and Francis Collins on The Colbert Report at the same time, we’ll have to settle for them one-at-a-time. Dawkins (author of the new book The Greatest Show on Earth) will … Continue reading
Posted in christianity, evolution, humor, interviews, medical research, news
Tagged francis collins, richard dawkins, stephen colbert
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Podcast #64 – Dragon*Con Wrap-Up
We’ll post the live episode we recorded on September 5th as soon as it’s available; meanwhile, we look back at our experience at Dragon*Con in general and the Skeptics Track in particular. Kudos to: Derek & Swoopy of Skepticality for … Continue reading
Posted in commentary, news, podcast, skepticism
Tagged atlanta skeptics, dragon*con, greatest show on earth, joe nickell, joel osteen, megavolcano, richard dawkins, skeptics track, skeptrack, star party
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Knack out, Smithereens confirmed for Charlotte Pop Fest
For those disappointed that The Knack have bowed out of Charlotte Pop Fest (due to lead singer Doug Feiger’s battle with cancer), you’ll be excited to hear that legendary rock band The Smithereens have been confirmed as the headline act … Continue reading
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Tagged charlotte pop fest, knack, richard dawkins, richard dawkins foundation, smithereens
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Mooney/Kirshenbaum sic Darwin on Dawkins
Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum–whose new book Unscientific America beweeps US scientific illiteracy while simultaneously chiding the likes of PZ Myers and Richard Dawkins for their confrontational approach to religion–continue to make their case in a new essay called “In … Continue reading
Charlotte Pop Fest happening now!
The Charlotte Pop Fest is underway right now, September 24-26! Proceeds from this non-profit fest will benefit the Richard Dawkins Foundation. If you’re within striking distance of Charlotte, NC and want to attend, there’s more info at CharlottePopFest.com. Not surprisingly, … Continue reading →