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* RICHARD DAWKINS (10 minutes) - This brief excerpt is from his university book tour early in 2009. In it, he gets personal about his "religion" and his "agnosticism" while explaining both concepts to the audience. Intriguing!
http://media.causes.com/689808* DANIEL DENNETT (50 minutes) - The first ten minutes of this uncut interrogative interview will very likely spur you to hang on for the remaining 40 without complaint. In the early portion, at Richard Dawkins' probing, Dr. Dennett summarizes his thoughts about the title topic, "The Genius of Charles Darwin." But it goes further as they express their mutual amazement at what we know about the marvelous tapestry of life (as it is set against the incredible odds). Delightful!
http://media.causes.com/689846* If at this time of year your inclination is to look to the future, then another video promises to get your brain cells going (it is likely to be of particular interest to those of you who care about science policy and American education in the 21st century). This video is less uplifting than the other two. In it, Shawn Otto lays out many challenges in his "Democracy in the Age of Science" lecture at the Nobel Conference two months ago. (Go straight to the 3-minutes point if you want to skip a rather drawn out introduction of Otto.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKfNW3zHYj8
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