Author · All authors
Books by Richard Dawkins mentioned on podcasts
Richard Dawkins is recognized across several podcasts for his contributions to evolutionary biology and popular science. On The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast, Dr. Jordan B. Peterson discussed Dawkins's book The Selfish Gene, examining its implications on human reproduction and parenting. Bret Weinstein also appeared on the podcast to discuss Chapter 11 of The Selfish Gene, where Dawkins introduces the concept of memes. The origin of memes and their spread through society like genes was further explored on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know and The Ben & Marc Show. Additionally, Dawkins appeared as a guest on The Daily Stoic, where he referenced The Selfish Gene while explaining his concept of a survival machine. On People I (Mostly) Admire, host Steve Levitt introduced Dawkins by highlighting The Selfish Gene and The God Delusion as bestselling works, noting that The Selfish Gene won a 2017 public poll by the Royal Society naming the most influential science book of all time.
-
The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins is a landmark popular science book that reframes evolution around the gene rather than the organism.
Discussed“So I was thinking about this in relationship to Dawkins' theory of The Selfish Gene; it's like the implication of The Selfish Gene is that reproduction takes privacy and that there's no difference between reproduction and sex. But that's not true; there's a big difference between reproduction and sex, especially among human beings because we're high-investment parents.”
Where to get it
-
The God Delusion
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins is a prominent popular science book that argues against the existence of a creator, critiques religion, and examines the irrationality of religious belief.
Discussed“Richard Dawkins is both a distinguished scholar of zoology and evolutionary biology and a remarkably successful popularizer of scientific ideas through his bestselling books, including The Selfish Gene and The God Delusion.”
Where to get it
-
The Blind Watchmaker
Discussed“This relates to the blind watchmaker argument, which questions how something complex, like a watch, could spontaneously emerge. Well, it doesn't; it's a lineage of lesser watches and devices that couple and bootstrap onto one another.”
Where to get it
-
Outgrowing God
Discussed“and you've articulate that in your new book and and I'll grow God and in God Delusion is the early indoctrination”
Where to get it
-
Unweaving the Rainbow
Discussed“I think Richard Dawkins has made a very good point here that unweaving the rainbow um finding out what a rainbow is made of has not made it less wonderful”
Where to get it
-
An Appetite For Wonder: The Making of a Scientist
Discussed“and now let me leave you with some words of wisdom from Richard dokins We are going to die and that makes us the lucky ones Most people are never going to die because they're never going to be born”
Where to get it
-
River Out of Eden
Discussed“yes it's in two halves the first half is debunking God it begins with what we were talking about earlier this year number of different gods”
Where to get it
