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Think Again - a Big Think Podcast

112. Richard Dawkins (biologist) – Red in Tooth and Claw

Think Again - a Big Think Podcast

Big Think / Panoply

Arts, Society & Culture

4.6594 Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2017

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, which Dawkins described as “one of the best interviews I have ever had,” the eminent ethologist and host Jason Gots talk about whether pescatarianism makes any sense, where morality should come from (since, as Hume says, "you can't get an 'ought' from an 'is'), the greatness of Christopher Hitchens, and the evils of nationalism. About the guest: Today’s guest is internationally best-selling author, speaker, and passionate advocate for reason and science as against superstition Richard Dawkins. From 1995 to 2008 Richard Dawkins was the Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University.  Among his many books are The Selfish Gene, the God Delusion, and his two-part autobiography: An Appetite for Wonder and A Brief Candle in the Dark. His latest is a collection of essays, stories, and speeches called Science in the Soul, spanning many decades and the major themes of Richard’s work. About Think Again: Since 2008, Big Think has been sharing big ideas from creative and curious minds. Since 2015, the Think Again podcast has been taking us out of our comfort zone, surprising our guests and Jason Gots, your host, with unexpected conversation starters from Big Think’s interview archives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Have you ever wondered what a sandwich sounds like?

0:05.0

Not much to it, is there?

0:06.0

Unless, of course, it's a Walker's sandwich.

0:11.0

Mmm, that is good.

0:13.0

Now that's what Asani should sound like.

0:16.0

Go all crisp in with walkers.

0:18.0

Delicious.

0:20.0

Hey there, I'm Jason Gats and you're listening to Think Again, a Big Think podcast.

0:25.6

Started in 2008, Big Think is a kind of online think tank of big ideas from some of the most creative thinkers on the planet.

0:36.6

On the Think Again podcast, we revisit these ideas in new and unpredictable ways.

0:41.4

Our producers surprise me and my guests with short interview clips from Big Things

0:45.1

Archives, ideas that we didn't necessarily come here expecting to discuss.

0:49.6

I am very, very, very happy to be here today with internationally best-selling author,

0:53.5

speaker, and passionate advocate for reason and science as against superstition, Richard Dawkins.

1:00.0

From 1995 to 2008, Richard Dawkins was the Charles Simony Professor of the Public Understanding

1:06.0

of Science at Oxford University.

1:08.0

Among his many books are The Selfish Gene, the God Delusion,

1:11.8

and his two-part autobiography, an appetite for wonder,

1:14.7

and a brief candle in the dark.

1:16.5

His latest, which we'll be talking about today,

1:18.7

is a collection of essays, stories, and speeches

1:21.6

called Science in the Soul, spanning many decades

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