Science And Novels - Richard Dawkins & Douglas Adams

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Science And Novels: Richard Dawkins And Douglas Adams. From the DVD "Break The Science Barrier" by Richard Dawkins.

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Science is useful but that is not all it is. Science can be uplifting, thrilling, life-enhancing. Originally broadcast on Britain's Channel 4 in 1996, "Break the Science Barrier" follows the Oxford Biologist Richard Dawkins as he meets with people who have experienced the wonders of science first-hand.

We meet the astronomer who first discovered pulsars, the geneticist who invented DNA fingerprinting, a scientist who discovered a protein that causes cancer, and others. Richard Dawkins interviews famous admirers of science such as Douglas Adams and David Attenborough, and asks them why science means so much to them. We also see how dangerous ignorance of science can be in classrooms, courts, and beyond.

With so many expressing paranormal beliefs and ignorance of science, Dawkins encourages viewers to contrast these ancient superstitions with the power and beauty of our scientific achievements and understanding.

Richard Dawkins is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and popular science author. He was formerly Professor for Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University. He was voted Britain's leading public intellectual by readers of Prospect magazine and was named one of Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People" for 2007.

Dawkins came to prominence with his 1976 book "The Selfish Gene", which popularised the gene-centred view of evolution and introduced the term "meme". He is a prominent critic of creationism and intelligent design. In his 1986 book "The Blind Watchmaker", he argued against the watchmaker analogy, an argument for the existence of a supernatural creator based upon the complexity of living organisms. Instead, he described evolutionary processes as analogous to a blind watchmaker. He has since written several popular science books, and makes regular television and radio appearances, predominantly discussing these topics.

Dawkins is an atheist, secular humanist, sceptic, scientific rationalist, and supporter of the Brights movement. In his 2006 book "The God Delusion", he contends that a supernatural creator almost certainly does not exist and that faith qualifies as a delusion − as a fixed false belief.

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[bigjohn756]

"Seventy or eighty years of your life..."

If only, Douglas, if only...

[please42]

Shame it wasn't 70 or 80 years. But he sure did make the 49 he had count!

[happinesson]

sensible man. a good writer, a good speaker. enthusiast in the complexity of the world!

[vibins360]

Somebody should have told him a bout a fantastic invention called a cable tidy.

[micometer]

He was a great man and we have so much of his wisdom and humor preserved for us.

[32780tit]

@ZachRose88 Heart attack, while at his home gym in California I think. So long, and thanks for all the fish

[32780tit]

What is 7 x 7?

[ZachRose88]

This is so sad to see now posthumously. Anyone know how he died? I forget.

[desasterz]

@cacoethes138 I've wached tons of videos I agree with today. You just can't understand them cuz they'r ein french. But hey, so you admite you wanna be drugged?

[desasterz]

But probably absolutely out of nothing... Is the MMMOST STUPID... IDEA! and spending your life following that is time wasted as far as I'm concerned.

[desasterz]

I'd rather spend time with Jesus