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Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins

Clinton Richard Dawkins, FRS, FRSL (born 26 March 1941), known as Richard Dawkins, is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and was the University of Oxford's Professor for Public Understanding of Science from 1995 until 2008. Dawkins came to prominence with his 1976 book The Selfish Gene, which popularised the gene-centered view of evolution and introduced the term meme. In 1982, he introduced into evolutionary biology an influential concept, presented in his book The Extended Phenotype, that the phenotypic effects of a gene are not necessarily limited to an organism's body, but can stretch far into the environment, including the bodies of other organisms. Dawkins is an atheist and humanist, a Vice President of the British Humanist Association and supporter of the Brights movement. He is well known for his criticism 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. He has been referred to in the media as "Darwin's Rottweiler," a reference to English biologist T. H. Huxley, who was known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's evolutionary ideas. In his 2006 book The God Delusion, Dawkins contends that a supernatural creator almost certainly does not exist and that religious faith is a delusion—a fixed false belief. As of January 2010, the English-language version had sold more than two million copies and had been translated into 31 languages, making it his most popular book to date.

Personal information

Birthday

1941-03-26

Birth Place

Nairobi, Kenya Colony

Movies and TV shows :

A Universe from Nothing

A Universe from Nothing

2009

2.8

Movie
A War on Science

A War on Science

2006

9.0

Movie
poster

All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace

2011

8.3

TV
poster

Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief

2004

8.0

TV
Atheist Alliance International Convention 2007

Atheist Alliance International Convention 2007

2008

0.0

Movie
Beware the Slenderman

Beware the Slenderman

2016

6.5

Movie
poster

Brave New World with Stephen Hawking

2011

9.3

TV
poster

Break the Science Barrier

1996

0.0

TV
Breath of Life

Breath of Life

2015

6.7

Movie
Dawkins vs Lennox: Has Science Buried God?

Dawkins vs Lennox: Has Science Buried God?

2009

4.5

Movie
Discussions with Richard Dawkins, Episode 1: The Four Horsemen

Discussions with Richard Dawkins, Episode 1: The Four Horsemen

2008

8.7

Movie
poster

Doctor Who

2005

7.5

TV
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

2017

6.3

Movie
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed

Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed

2008

3.8

Movie
Faith School Menace?

Faith School Menace?

2010

0.0

Movie
poster

Genius of Britain

2010

7.0

TV
poster

Great Minds

2021

5.2

TV
poster

Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words

2011

0.0

TV
poster

Inside Nature's Giants

2009

9.5

TV
Intersect

Intersect

2020

5.4

Movie
poster

La entrevista de

2019

3.0

TV
Losing Our Religion

Losing Our Religion

2017

0.0

Movie
Nightwish: Vehicle Of Spirit

Nightwish: Vehicle Of Spirit

2016

9.1

Movie
Patterns of Evidence: The Exodus

Patterns of Evidence: The Exodus

2015

7.2

Movie
poster

Q&A

2008

3.8

TV
poster

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003

6.0

TV
poster

Richard & Judy

2001

3.1

TV
Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People

Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People

2010

0.0

Movie
Root of All Evil?

Root of All Evil?

2006

7.3

Movie
Science Friction

Science Friction

2022

0.0

Movie
Sex, Drugs & Religion

Sex, Drugs & Religion

2010

6.8

Movie
Something From Nothing: A Conversation with Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss

Something From Nothing: A Conversation with Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss

2012

1.0

Movie
Speciesism: The Movie

Speciesism: The Movie

2013

7.3

Movie
poster

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

2015

6.9

TV
Supersapiens: the Rise of the Mind

Supersapiens: the Rise of the Mind

2017

0.0

Movie
The Atheist Delusion

The Atheist Delusion

2016

1.6

Movie
poster

The Big Questions

2007

6.7

TV
The Blind Watchmaker

The Blind Watchmaker

1987

5.5

Movie
poster

The Colbert Report

2005

6.8

TV
poster

The Daily Show

1996

6.4

TV
The Enemies of Reason

The Enemies of Reason

2007

7.4

Movie
The Fool

The Fool

2018

4.4

Movie
The Future Is Now!

The Future Is Now!

2011

10.0

Movie
The Genius of Charles Darwin

The Genius of Charles Darwin

2008

7.2

Movie
poster

The Genius of Charles Darwin

2008

7.5

TV
The God Delusion Debate

The God Delusion Debate

2007

5.5

Movie
The God Who Wasn't There

The God Who Wasn't There

2005

6.0

Movie
The Mind's Big Bang

The Mind's Big Bang

2001

0.0

Movie
The Reality of Me

The Reality of Me

2012

7.2

Movie
poster

The Root of All Evil?

2006

9.0

TV
poster

The Simpsons

1989

8.0

TV
The Trouble with Atheism

The Trouble with Atheism

2006

0.0

Movie
The Unbelievers

The Unbelievers

2013

6.4

Movie