Category Archives: richard dawkins

Tsundoku III

Posted on 7 March 2014 by Henry Gee

As it’s National Book week all this week, and yesterday was World Book Day, this lunchtime saw me indulging my tsundoku habit at the Break charity shop in Cromer (well, that’s my excuse.) This is what I bought: Peoples and … Continue reading →

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Science, Poetry and Gender

Posted on 1 January 2014 by Athene Donald

Not so long ago I gave a talk in Oxford about why I believe it is important for the public not to feel so distanced from science and maths that they are comfortable saying ‘I never could do maths at … Continue reading →

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On Dawkins and Ignorance

Posted on 10 August 2013 by Sylvia McLain

Racism – it exists.  It’s not easy to talk about, it’s something most of us don’t want to talk about in the hope it will just go away.  It hasn’t.  I find it awkward to talk about it myself, largely … Continue reading →

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Richard Dawkins – man of literacy (you only need the special key)

Posted on 25 May 2013 by Sylvia McLain

I try to ignore Richard Dawkins, I really do. I think his stance on religion vs. science is a misinterpretation of how science works – apples and oranges and all that. This week on Twitter, the man had some sort … Continue reading →

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Hypocrisy (Again)

Posted on 15 March 2013 by Henry Gee

Here is a transcript of an interview with several Dutch boys. I have made a few changes for reasons that will become clear. Boy 2: I’m happy about bitches being murdered. I am being really honest.

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On being wrong – or not completely right

Posted on 29 April 2012 by Sylvia McLain

Stephen J Gould is one of my heroes, one of my favourite scientists. One of his best books, in my opinion, is The Mismeasure of Man – which was written in part to challenge the use of IQ tests, phrenology … Continue reading →

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Oxford Dons – Leave the internet alone!

Posted on 7 March 2012 by Sylvia McLain

So we all know the story about Baroness Susan Greenfield and the internet and how she thinks it might be causing autism (among other things) where she famously said: “It could be the case that this different environment is changing … Continue reading →

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