A very important book, especially in these times¿a magnificent book, l ucid and wise, truly magisterial Ian McEwan RRP £20.00Hardback Richard Dawkins was recently voted one of the world¿s top three in tellectuals (alongside Umberto Eco and Noam Chomsky) by Prospect magaz ine. As the author of man[...]

Born to parents who were enthusiastic naturalists, and linked through his wider family to a clutch of accomplished scientists, the author was bound to have biology in his genes. But what were the influences that shaped his life and intellectual development? From innocent child to charismatic world-f[...]

The influential scientist and author of Unweaving the Rainbow presents a collection of incisive essays that explores such topics as religion, mysticism, modern educational methods, pseudoscience, Africa, and such late colleagues as Douglas Adams and Stephen Jay Gould. Reprint.[...]

In an impassioned rebuttal to religion, a noted scientist and author of The Blind Watchmaker speaks out on his the irrationality of belief in God; criticizes the dire impact of religion on society, from the Crusades to September 11; and argues that religion fuels war, bigotry, child abuse, violence,[...]

In 2008, a Gallup poll showed that 44 percent of Americans believed God had created man in his present form within the last 10,000 years. In a Pew Forum poll in the same year, 42 percent believed that all life on earth has existed in its present form since the beginning of time.
In 1859 Charles[...]

THE ANCESTOR'S TALE is a pilgrimage back through time; a journey on which we meet up with fellow pilgrims as we and they converge on our common ancestors. Chimpanzees join us at about 6 million years in the past, orang utans at 14 million years, as we stride on together, a growing band. The journey [...]

At no time in history has the United States had such a high percentage of theocratic members of Congress--those who expressly endorse religious bias in law. Just as ominously, especially for those who share the values and views of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, at no other time have religious f[...]

"Discover" magazine recently called Richard Dawkins "Darwin's Rottweiler" for his fierce and effective defense of evolution.
"Prospect" magazine voted him among the top three public intellectuals in the world (along with Umberto Eco and Noam Chomsky). Now Dawkins turns his considerable intellect[...]

"WHERE DID THE UNIVERSE COME FROM? WHAT WAS THERE BEFORE IT? WHAT WILL THE FUTURE BRING? AND FINALLY, WHY IS THERE SOMETHING RATHER THAN NOTHING? "
One of the few prominent scientists today to have crossed the chasm between science and popular culture, Krauss describes the staggeringly beaut[...]

Magic takes many forms. Supernatural magic is what our ancestors invoked in order to explain the world before they developed the scientific method. The ancient Egyptians explained the night by suggesting that a goddess swallowed the sun. The Vikings believed a rainbow was the gods' bridge to earth. [...]

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 [...]