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Interview: Randolph Nesse
01.30.09 | Permalink | Comment?

Here is a recent interview of Randolph Nesse, author of Why we get sick: The new science of Darwinian Medicine, conducted by Richard Dawkins himself:

I’m sure I will be posting more in the future regarding my (critical) perspective on the work of the so-called “Darwinian Evolution” movement, but for now just watch the video and [...]
Homo troglodytes or Pan sapiens?
01.02.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments

In an entry to Edge.org’s annual New Years challenge question, “What will change everything?” Richard Dawkins wrote “Breaking the species barrier.” He listed four practical demonstrations that would fulfill this everything-changer:
1. The discovery of relict populations of extinct hominins such Homo erectus and Australopithecus.
2. A successful hybridization between a human and a chimpanzee.
3. An experimental chimera in an [...]
Hawks on Dawkins
10.29.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Not two minutes after I posted on Dawkins’ retirement do I see John Hawks’ blog post on what Dawkins plans to do with his extra time – children’s books.

I had no idea this was Dawkins’ plan, but it certainly does not come as a surprise.
This is from Hawks:
I disagree with Dawkins’ idea, by the way. I [...]
Dawkins Retires
10.29.08 | Permalink | Comment?

This week Richard Dawkins is retiring from the Charles Simonyi professorship for the public understanding of science at Oxford. The Guardian has an interview with him, more of a reflection really, regarding this 12 year long post and the influence his work has had during this time. It is an interesting read, and shows a [...]