91 - Richard Dawkins - Reading and Writing Science

richarddawkins.net/ Richard’s latest publication, Books Do Furnish a Life (2021) is available among other places here: www.penguin.co.uk/books/111/111994…81787633681.html See also The Selfish Gene (1979); The Extended Phenotype (1982); Climbing Mount Improbable (1996); A Devil’s Chaplain (2003); The Ancestor’s Tale (2005); The God Delusion (2006) and many other works. For a more complete list of Richard’s books: www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Dawkins Follow Richard on Twitter: @RichardDawkins Further References Jerry Coyne, Why Evolution Is True (2009) Erik Hoel, The Revelations (2021) Timestamps 4:16 Why more non-scientists should take pleasure in science writing 6:07 Why it is important for scientists to write clearly 14:35 Continuously updated virtual reality 16:33 The genetic book of the dead 20:09 The extended phenotype 25:04 Literature and poetry 27:58 Misconceptions of the gene’s eye view 33:13 Misinterpretations of evolutionary biology and of Dawkins’ own work in particular 35:48 Defying our genes 36:08 Anti-Darwinian ethics 37:20 Threats to the understanding of science 39:14 Dawkins’ gift for satire 44:29 Dawkins’ own favourite work