The Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins

Tankers in the Jungle

A return to Panama, aboard the Sea Cloud Spirit

Jun 8 • Richard Dawkins

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March 2026

Richard Dawkins is coming to Australia and New Zealand

50 Years of The Selfish Gene. One final tour.

Mar 31

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October 2025

Natural Selection’s Illusion of Design

In this episode, Richard Dawkins revisits a 2012 conversation from the Great Minds program, produced by the Educational Broadcasting System in South…

Oct 9, 2025 • Richard Dawkins

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But is it true? (Let’s hear it for reality)

Tom Holland’s book Dominion is much touted these days by those proclaiming a “Christian revival”.

Oct 9, 2025 • Richard Dawkins

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September 2025

Why Can’t All Animals Fly? | The Truth about Evolution of Flight

In this episode of The Poetry of Reality, Richard Dawkins revisits a 2012 conversation from South Korea’s Great Minds program.

Sep 28, 2025 • Richard Dawkins

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Is the Blue Mosque an extended phenotype?

I enjoy fielding questions after a public lecture.

Sep 24, 2025 • Richard Dawkins

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Why Ideas Spread Like Viruses

In this episode of The Poetry of Reality, Richard joins a live audience in Edinburgh to discuss his latest book, The Genetic Book of the Dead.

Sep 14, 2025 • Richard Dawkins

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August 2025

The shockingly simple idea behind all life.

(2012) Great Minds program, produced by the Educational Broadcasting System in South Korea

Aug 15, 2025 • Richard Dawkins

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July 2025

Can We Still Be Optimistic About the Future? | A Conversation with Steven Pinker

In this episode of The Poetry of Reality, Richard Dawkins and Steven Pinker explore the frontiers of science, language, morality, artificial…

Jul 19, 2025 • Richard Dawkins

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What It Is Like To Debate Jordan Peterson｜A Conversation with Nihal Arthanayake

In this episode of The Poetry of Reality, Richard Dawkins joins Nihal Arthanayake for a compelling conversation in London, England

Jul 11, 2025 • Richard Dawkins

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June 2025

Patterns in Evolutionary History

This excerpt is from The Ancestor’s Tale by Richard Dawkins and Yan Wong.

Jun 26, 2025 • Richard Dawkins

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The Spire By The Nene

This excerpt from Richard Dawkins' An Appetite for Wonder reflects his personal experiences at Oundle School.

Jun 12, 2025 • Richard Dawkins

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