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What-If and What-Is: The Role of...

James Gorman - New York Times 2 Comments

Speculation is an essential part of science. So how does it fit in? Two recent publications, both about the misty depths of canine and human history, suggest some answers.

Science, Religion and Society: The...

Jerry Coyne - Evolution 0 Comments

Jerry Coyne's paper on the relationship between acceptance of evolution, religion, and societal health, available for free download.

How the Web is killing faith

Hemant Mehta - Washington Post 12 Comments

"The Internet is blind faith’s worst nightmare."

Mr. Deity and the Rights

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Mr. Deity and the Rights

The living fossils of brain evolution

- - PhysOrg.com 4 Comments

(Phys.org) -- In the course of its evolution, the architecture of the mouse brain may have barely changed. Similar to the tiny ancestors of modern mammals that lived about 80 million years ago, nerve cells in the mouse visual cortex are densely packed in a small area of ​​the brain. However, during the subsequent evolution of larger brains the architecture of the cerebral cortex was radically restructured. This is the conclusion of an international team of researchers led by scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, the University of Göttingen and the Bernstein Center Göttingen. The brains of larger mammals, such as humans, however, have a completely different structure to those of mice. Processes of self-organisation led to the emergence of modules in which neurons conjointly are responsible for specific tasks.

Psychiatry Giant Sorry for Backing Gay...

Benedict Carey - New York Times 57 Comments

Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, considered by some to be the father of modern psychiatry, recants his study that supported the use of so-called reparative therapy to “cure” homosexuality.

Human Evolution Isn't What It Used to Be

Matt Ridley - Wall Street Journal... 12 Comments

Recent analyses of the human genome reveal a huge number of rare—and therefore probably fairly new—mutations.

The Descent of Edward Wilson

Richard Dawkins - Prospect 47 Comments

Richard Dawkins's review of The Social Conquest of Earth, by Edward O Wilson (WW Norton, £18.99, May)

The beauty of creation: an interview...

Heather Catchpole - COSMOS Magazine 13 Comments

The beauty of creation: an interview with Richard Dawkins
COSMOS Managing Editor, Heather Catchpole, caught up with Richard Dawkins to discuss evolution, the origin of life and his plans for his next book.

A Year After the Non-Apocalypse: Where...

Tom Bartlett - Religion Dispatches 34 Comments

A reporter tracks down the remnants of Harold Camping’s apocalyptic movement and finds out you don’t have to be crazy to believe something nuts.

Full Length Talk - 'How To Tell You're...

Dan Dennett - YouTube -... 20 Comments

Full Length Talk by Dan Dennett - 'How To Tell You're An Atheist'

Ancient walking mystery deepens

Helen Briggs - BBC News - Science &... 7 Comments

One of the first creatures to step on land could not have walked on four legs, 3D computer models show.

The Center of all Things

Seth Andrews - YouTube -... 25 Comments

The Center of all Things
An homage to Carl Sagan's "Pale Blue Dot," this video explores humankind's place in the cosmos.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews Rally to Discuss...

Michael M. Grynbaum - The New York... 67 Comments

Ultra-Orthodox Jews Rally to Discuss Risks of Internet

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Bullying, lies, and discrimination...

Sean Faircloth - RichardDawkins.net 13 Comments

Sean Faircloth - Bullying, lies, and discrimination aren't "religious liberty"

Sean Faircloth: Do Something About the...

Sean Faircloth - RichardDawkins.net 22 Comments

Sean Faircloth: Do Something About the Religio-Industrial Complex

Sean Faircloth in California-May 18,19,...

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Sean Faircloth in California - May 18, 19, 20 - Sacramento, Berkley, San Francisco

National Day of Reason

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National Day of Reason

Richard Dawkins - US October 2012 Tour

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Bullying, lies, and discrimination...

Sean Faircloth - RichardDawkins.net 13 Comments

Sean Faircloth - Bullying, lies, and discrimination aren't "religious liberty"

Conversion on Mount Improbable: How...

Mike Aus - RichardDawkins.net 77 Comments

Conversion on Mount Improbable: How Evolution Challenges Christian Dogma

No blood on the carpet. How...

Richard Dawkins - RichardDawkins.net 173 Comments

[Journalists] seem to feel let down when they discover that the real people aren't anything like the way they so relentlessly portray us; as if, since they've gone to the trouble of inventing extravagant caricatures of us, we should at least have the decency to live up to them in real life.
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Do Atheists Understand and Appreciate...

Anthony B. Pinn - RichardDawkins.net 80 Comments

Do Atheists Understand and Appreciate Black Bodies?

Locked Out: How the Church Responded to...

Teresa MacBain - RichardDawkins.net 106 Comments

Locked Out: How the Church Responded to their Pastor’s Coming Out

Tennessee Goes Monkey Again

Katherine Stewart - RichardDawkins.net 39 Comments

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Eleventh Annual Towel Day

Date: 25 May 2012

Earth, Solar System, Universe, United...

Maryam Namazie - Index on Censorship

Date: 26 May 2012

Brighton Dome, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton,...

Dublin Writers Festival

Date: 05 June 2012

Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, Ireland

Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain’s...

Date: 23 June 2012

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Maryam Namazie on Sharia Law

Date: 19 July 2012

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Maryam Namzie - Action for neutrality...

Date: 25 July 2012

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