The Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins

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The Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins episodes

December 21, 2023 Christmas Lecture 3: Climbing Mount Improbable
Climbing Mount Improbable is a 1996 popular science book by Richard Dawkins. The book is about probability and how it applies to the theory of evolution. It is designed to debunk claims by creationists about the probability of naturalistic mechanisms like natural selection

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45 min
December 19, 2023 A good-humored conversation between Michael Shermer and Richard Dawkins
Michael Shermer is an American science writer, historian of science, and executive director of The Skeptics Society. He and I spoke about God, reason, morality, science and the future, in a good-humored discussion in Berlin, 2018, under the auspices of the German branch of the Richard Dawkins Foundation. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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1 hr 34 min
December 12, 2023 Christmas Lectures: Is The Universe Designed? Part 02

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44 min
December 05, 2023 Christmas Lectures: Waking Up in the Universe Part 01
This episode is the first of a series released in 1991 that pays homage to the scientist Michael Faraday who started the Christmas Lectures, making the wonders of science and the universe accessible to young people.
The universe as we know it is 140 million centuries old, and our present century is a tiny spotlight in the ruler of time. We are lucky to be alive. I introduced an auditorium full of inquisitive young minds to this realization and more, on evolution, the purpose of human existence, and the breathtakingly magnificent creatures found in our world. With anecdotes, simple demonstrations, humor and role-play, we awakened our shared wonder about the natural world.
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November 30, 2023 Are We Free to Say No to the Falsehoods of Trans Ideology?
When language is warped to redefine “violence” as including the non-physical act of "misgendering" (Which I might see it as a mild discourtesy), yet excludes incitement to real violence, such as "If you see a TERF, punch them in the fucking face," and when obvious satire is characterized as bigotry, you have to wonder whether debate will be shackled not by fear of Big Brother or the Stasi, but by fear of each other. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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November 14, 2023 Physics Explains The Time Beyond Time
I interviewed Nobel laureate and theoretical physicist Steven Weinberg to understand physics as the bedrock of science, its efforts to explain the world and answer questions about the universe.
What came before the Big Bang and before the period of Inflation? How real are string theory and the multiverse? If there is a god, what explains why he is the way he is? Does anyone really understand quantum mechanics? And will we ever fully understand the nature of reality? Join us for a brilliant take on these inquiries and more.
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November 03, 2023 Two Biologists On Conflict & Fascism
I interviewed American biologist Jerry Coyne and author of 'Faith vs Fact: Why Science and Religion are Incompatible' and 'Why Evolution Is True'.
We covered a myriad of controversial topics plaguing our world today: from the religious conflict in Gaza to modern-day struggles with freedom of speech, from the prospect of revolt against oppression to considering the demands of the Maori people, and also on affirmative action and the debate about race.

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October 25, 2023 Science Beyond Safe Spaces with Lawrence Krauss
The Origins Project Foundation, in collaboration with Atheists UK, presented a conference in Birmingham, where I had the pleasure of interviewing the founder himself, Lawrence Krauss, distinguished physicist and a dear colleague.

In this conversation, What resonated most strongly during our conversation was our shared belief in the transformative power of science to dispel ignorance and fear. Science is not merely a discipline but a beacon of light, guiding us out of the darkness of ignorance and towards a more enlightened, informed world.
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October 10, 2023 Does Woke Count As A Religion?
We live in a world that is bordering on Orwellian, where a baying mob of zealots intimidates us against speaking the truth, where culture wars feature censorship and heresy hunting.
Professor Jordan Peterson posed a question to me: Does woke count as a religion?
The answer is yes, and here’s why.
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October 08, 2023 Life On Earth & Elsewhere
This episode features a conversation I had with Paula Kirby at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in Scotland, tackling themes of life as we know it - how it came to be on earth, and where else it may occur in our universe.
We mused on the likelihood of alien lifeforms appearing god-like to humans, the probability of there being multiple versions of us in parallel universes, and other topics arising.
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The Poetry of Reality is hosted by world renowned truth-teller, evolutionary biologist and best-selling author, Professor Richard Dawkins. He has been celebrated globally for his honest critique of…