Richard Dawkins is ready, apparently, to reach out. After sparking global controversy with his take-no-prisoners defense of atheism, The God Delusion, the Oxford biologist has written a new book, The Greatest Show on Earth (Free Press, September 22), which presents an eloquent and accessible narrative of the facts supporting evolution. This time he’s not preaching to the choir: Dawkins aims to educate creationists and fence-sitters in hopes that the burden of evidence will change minds. With more than 40 percent of Americans rejecting evolution, his task is a heavy one. And considering Dawkins’ reputation, will anyone who’s undecided even bother picking up his book?
His books sell in their millions, his TV programmes are rapturously received, and he’s appeared in Doctor Who. Not bad for a 67-year-old academic. Now Richard Dawkins, scourge of creationists, is championing his Victorian hero
What’s interesting about the idea of memes is not simply that they spread but that they spread by sticking in our heads. In other words, you shouldn’t need to do an elaborate copy and paste operation in order to propagate a meme; it should be inherent
What’s interesting about the idea of memes is not simply that they spread but that they spread by sticking in our heads. In other words, you shouldn’t need to do an elaborate copy and paste operation in order to propagate a meme; it should be inherent