http://richarddawkins.net/ The homepage for The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science. en-us http://backend.userland.com/rss PHP/5.2.9 Veja Magazine http://richarddawkins.net/article,4042,n,n The Englishman Richard Dawkins was drawn to biology intrigued by the great questions about the origin of life. He has become the greatest modern spokesman for Darwinism and a militant atheist. In Brazil for the first time, he even attempted to apply his naturalist side. Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett http://richarddawkins.net/article,4041,n,n I have just returned from the Darwin Festival, which is running this week in Cambridge as one of the main commemorative events of this Darwin bicentenary year. Jerry Coyne - Why Evolution Is True http://richarddawkins.net/article,4040,n,n Well, it can’t be coincidence: the mysterious artist of Jesus and Mo is clearly reading about the science-versus-religion debates and transforming them into hilarious strips. His/her latest is about apophatic theology, which is precisely the theology that Karen Armstrong touts in her new book, The Case for God. Jon Stewart - The DailyShow http://richarddawkins.net/article,4039,n,n Oliver Sacks believes musical training should be a part of early education because of music&#39;s huge effect on the brain. PZ Myers - Pharyngula http://richarddawkins.net/article,4036,n,n Forgive me, readers, but Madeline Bunting has raised up her tiny, fragile pin-head again, and I must address her non-arguments once more. Well, not her non-arguments, actually, but the same tedious non-arguments the fans of superstition constantly trundle out British Humanist Association http://richarddawkins.net/article,4035,n,n Every school in England and Wales is to receive a free DVD of ‘Growing Up in the Universe’, Professor Richard Dawkins’ 1991 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures for children. The DVD is being distributed by the British Humanist Association with funding from the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of ‘On the Origin of Species’, which both fall in 2009. Matt Walker - BBC EarthNews http://richarddawkins.net/article,4034,n,n If you startled a deer, you might not expect it to jump into the nearest pond and submerge itself for minutes. Coy Barefoot - Charlottesville Right Now - radio interview http://richarddawkins.net/article,4033,n,n Dr. Andy Thomson, University of Virginia Institute of Law, Psychiatry &amp; Public Policy , joined Charlottesville Right Now to discuss why we believe in God. 07-Jul-2009 John Crace - The Guardian http://richarddawkins.net/article,4032,n,n May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart make Dawkins and Hitchens burn in Hell, O Lord my Rock and my Redeemer. Amen. Tony Jones - Australian Broadcasting Corporation http://richarddawkins.net/article,4031,n,n Science journalist Simon Singh joins Lateline to discuss the defamation case brought against him. Dr Singh is being sued by the British Chiropractors Association after he criticised some chiropractors in the UK for claiming they could treat some childhood conditions like colic. Anita Singh - Telegraph.co.uk http://richarddawkins.net/article,4030,n,n Daniel Radcliffe, star of Harry Potter, has disclosed that he endured years of bullying by classmates who considered him &#39;uncool&#39; - but is now having the last laugh. Richard Dawkins - Chanel 4 http://richarddawkins.net/article,4029,n,n This four-part science series uncovers the anatomical secrets of some of the animal kingdom&#39;s most extraordinary species. <br /> <br />All our ancestors came from the sea and obviously went through great trouble to leave the sea and radically change to live on land. Janet Browne - Humanities http://richarddawkins.net/article,4028,n,n Charles Darwin was only twenty-two years old when he was offered the opportunity of a lifetime. Those years afloat have become part of history. Darwin’s voyage on the Beagle is famous for turning his mind toward evolutionary theory, for giving him the intellectual stamina and materials to support such a theory, and for the romantic symbolism of his movement toward such an unexpected yet magnificent goal. <br />____ <br />Janet Browne is Darwin&#39;s principal biographer. Graeme Paton, Education Editor - Telegraph.co.uk http://richarddawkins.net/article,4027,n,n Britain&#39;s biggest exam board will review the content of its science questions after it admitted misleading pupils about creationism in a biology GCSE. Mr. Deity http://richarddawkins.net/article,4026,n,n Lucy tries to tell Mr. Deity that Illusionists aren&#39;t magical beings. Seth Stevenson - Slate http://richarddawkins.net/article,4025,n,n <strong>The Spot:</strong> "You are not your name," says a voice-over announcer, as we see a series of different nametags. "You&#39;re not your job." We see people in the uniforms of different occupations. "You&#39;re not the clothes you wear or the neighborhood you live in." Images continue to illustrate the litany of things that you are not. "You are a spirit that will never die," the announcer concludes. "And no matter how beaten down, you will rise again." The tag line: "Scientology. Know yourself. Know life." Henry McDonald, Ireland Editor - guardian.co.uk http://richarddawkins.net/article,4024,n,n Law is a return to the Middle Ages, say comedy team, as secularists plan an &#39;insult&#39; to all religions. <br /> <br />The creators of the Father Ted television series have denounced Ireland&#39;s proposed blasphemy laws as "insanity" and pledged to support a campaign to repeal them. FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology http://richarddawkins.net/article,4023,n,n A team of researchers from the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH) has shown scientifically that human beings can develop echolocation, the system of acoustic signals used by dolphins and bats to explore their surroundings. AC Grayling - guardian.co.uk http://richarddawkins.net/article,4022,n,n That religious leaders have joined forces on euthanasia is not surprising &ndash; favouring dogma over kindness is standard fare Roberta Jansen - Brazilian newspaper O Globo http://richarddawkins.net/article,4021,n,n Interview with Richard Dawkins in Portuguese with an English translation.