The Selfish Gene caused a wave of excitement among biologists and the general public when it was first published in 1976. Its vivid rendering of a gene's eye view of life, in lucid prose, gathered together the strands of thought about the nature of natural selection into a conceptual framework with [...]

Despite the theory's age, "The Blind Watchmaker" is as prescient and timely as ever. The watchmaker belongs to the eighteenth-century theologian, William Paley, who argued that just as a watch is too complicated and functional to have sprung into existence by accident, so too must all living things,[...]

Despite the theory s age, "The Blind Watchmaker" is as prescient and timely as ever. The watchmaker belongs to the eighteenth-century theologian, William Paley, who argued that just as a watch is too complicated and functional to have sprung into existence by accident, so too must all living things,[...]

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Presenting arguments for atheism, this audiobook adopts a scientific approach and applies it to the questions of religion, religious faith and the existence of God. The issues discussed include: morality, where it becomes extra-religious; and the fact that in some countries religion is an excuse for[...]

Dr Jacob Bronowksi's "The Ascent of Man" traces the development of human society through our understanding of science. First published in 1973 to accompany the groundbreaking BBC television series, it is considered one of the first works of 'popular science', illuminating the historical and social c[...]

The river of Dawkins's title is a river of DNA, flowing through time from the beginning of life on earth to the present - and onwards. Dawkins explains that DNA must be thought of as the most sophisticated information system imaginable: 'Life is just bytes and bytes of information,' he writes. Us[...]

Magi kommer i mange former. Våre forfedre forklarte verden med myter og overtro. Dette var før vi fikk vitenskapelige metoder til å gjøre det samme. Egypterne forklarte natten med at gudinnen Nut svelget solen. Vikingene trodde at regnbuen var gudenes bro til jorden. Japanerne forklarte jordskje[...]

Gud er død! Richard Dawkins er en av verdens fremste vitenskapsmenn, i denne boken angriper han religion i alle dens former. En høyaktuell bok i en verden der religiøse ledere og bevegelser spiller en stadig større rolle i verdens konflikter. Med Darwinismen som våpen forklarer Richard Dawkin[...]

Tänk dig en värld där förmenta häxor och kätterska vetenskapsmän aldrig bränts på bål. En värld utan korståg och självmordsbombare. En värld där kvinnor inte tvingas till äktenskap eller könsstympning. Tänk dig en värld utan religion!Richard Dawkins, den framstående vetenskapsman[...]

Tänk dig en värld där förmenta häxor och kätterska vetenskapsmän aldrig bränts på bål. En värld utan korståg och självmordsbombare En värld där kvinnor inte tvingas till äktenskap eller könsstympning. Tänk dig en värld utan religion.

Biologen Richard Dawkins är förmod[...]

Richard Dawkins, evolutionärbiolog och världens mest kända ateist, ger för första gången sina läsare en inblick i sin barndom och intellektuella utveckling. Nyfikenhet och förundran Att forma en vetenskapsman är den första delen i Richard Dawkins självbiografiska memoarer och handlar[...]