14th May 2008 : In a major article in the newly released anthology, Secularism & Science in the 21st Century (published by the Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society and Culture, at Trinity College), I look critically at their writings. I find little evidence for their claim, and put forward my own hypothesis, which I dub The Dawkins Effect.

13th May 2008 : Richard Dawkins answers a few brief questions about Einstein on BBC Radio Scotland.

11th May 2008 : Richard Dawkins pointed out that nature is Darwinian and dominated by the short-term greediness that is required within competitive ecosystems to pass on one's genes. Humans are no different and are dominated by those instincts, but with our complex brain-power we have the ability to rise above these destructive tendencies and be a good steward to the planet and ourselves.

9th May 2008 : BBC Radio 4, 'Today', Friday 9th May 2008,
Richard Dawkins interviewed by John Humphrys on Cardinal Murphy O'Connor

30th Apr 2008 : The Bill Good Show CKNW News Talk Radio AM980

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20th Apr 2008 : On March 28, 2008, some of the editors of Scientific American watched a screening of Expelled at our offices and had a discussion with the associate producer* of the film, Mark Mathis. This is the entire recording of the discussion, uncut. The first voice you hear is John Rennie, the editor in chief of Scientific American.

19th Apr 2008 : Skepticality interviews Richard Dawkins and Michael Shermer.

18th Apr 2008 : This half-hour programme was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 this morning. It features several 'child preachers' including Samuel (now 8 years old) who was in that Channel 4 documentary "Baby Bible Bashers" ( http://richarddawkins.net/article,2279,Cutting-Edge-Baby-Bible-Bashers,Atheist-Media ). The radio programme is available via the BBC's 'listen again' service here:

8th Apr 2008 : Richard Dawkins was joined by his wife Lalla Ward at The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival to talk about the books that inspire him and shape his thinking.

7th Apr 2008 : The governor of Illinois has been playing some games with state money, shuffling a million dollars to benefit a Baptist church, and an atheist dared to testify to the legislature against this. The response from one legislator was unsurprising: she shrieked at the atheist to get out.

2nd Apr 2008 : Professor Sean Carroll was on the BBC Radio 4 "Today Programme" this morning, talking about the subject of his new book The Making of the Fittest, and he mentions that the argument against creationism/intelligent design is now stronger than ever.

25th Mar 2008 : Austin Dacey serves as a representative to the United Nations for CFI, and is also on the editorial staff of Skeptical Inquirer and Free Inquiry magazines. His writings have appeared in numerous publications including the New York Times. His new book is The Secular Conscience: Why Belief Belongs in Public Life.

24th Mar 2008 : Sue Blackmore debates Alister McGrath (author of 'The Dawkins Delusion') at Bristol University on the motion that "belief in God is a dangerous delusion". This event took place on November 13, 2007.

14th Mar 2008 : Richard Dawkins was the guest on Alan Colmes' Fox Radio show Thursday, March 13th. This audio file contains comercials, I'll try and upload a commercial-free version soon.

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4th Mar 2008 : Quentin Letts' new BBC Radio 4 series "What's the Point Of..." kicked off today with a 30-minute investigation into the office of the Archbishop of Canterbury, with particular reference to Dr. Rowan Williams' recent suggestion that sharia law should be operating in Britain.

27th Feb 2008 : Richard Dawkins was on this morning's show with Joy Cardin on WPR.

24th Feb 2008 : Richard Dawkins joins Mariella Frostrup to reveal the part that fiction plays in his life, and chooses five of his favourite books.

19th Feb 2008 : Fresh Air from WHYY, February 19, 2008 · It's one of the oldest faith questions: If there's an all-powerful and loving God, why do human beings suffer?

14th Feb 2008 : Stephen Moss introduces a debate between Richard Dawkins and Madeline Bunting.

1st Feb 2008 : Dr. Geoffrey Simmons, Senior Fellow of the Discovery Institute and Dr. PZ Myers, Biologist and Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota-Morris will debate Darwin's theory of evolution.

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20th Jan 2008 : In our first show, we discussed House Resolution 888, Robert G. Ingersoll, the discovery of a transitional fossil, and an interview with Richard Dawkins.

18th Dec 2007 : Richard Dawkins shares his thoughts on Christmas.

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10th Dec 2007 : Ivan Hewett explores the origins and evolution of music.

9th Dec 2007 : Professor Richard Dawkins, the outspoken atheist who says science explains the world better than religion, was the guest on the Have Your Say programme on Sunday 9 December.

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29th Nov 2007 : On 20th November, the Centre for Social Cohesion hosted an evening debate in Westminster between Ayaan Hirsi Ali...

26th Nov 2007 : Sir Harry Kroto gave this lecture with a PowerPoint presentation, but we only have the audio available. Some points refer to the visuals, but on the whole I think it is possible to follow the audio.

25th Oct 2007 : In this month's audio podcast we celebrate our program's two-year anniversary by interviewing Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett and Christopher Hitchens. HNN's Duncan Crary interviewed these best-selling authors, a.k.a. "The New Atheists", at the Atheist Alliance International annual conference in September. At the conference, Harris, author of "The End of Faith," told the crowd that they should not identify with the atheist label. Dawkins, Dennett and Hitchens react. So does the Rational Response Squad and Pastor Deacon Fred of the Landover Baptist Church. Also, Sweet Reason gives advice on "coming out" as an atheist.

24th Oct 2007 : He is a former atheist who studied physics and biochemistry, Professor of Historical Theology at Oxford University, and in recent times he's been a leading critic of Richard Dawkins and his runaway best-seller, The God Delusion. Alister McGrath has just been in Australia helping the Evangelicals brush up on their arguments against The God Delusion.

19th Oct 2007 : The US may be one of the most religious countries in the West but is it undergoing a period of doubt, asks Tim Egan.

8th Oct 2007 : In his memoir Foreskin's Lament, author Shalom Auslander writes about his attempt to break free from the strict, socially isolated Orthodox Jewish environment of his childhood.

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4th Oct 2007 : The debate features Professor Richard Dawkins, Fellow of the Royal Society and Charles Simonyi Chair for the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University and Dr. John Lennox (MA, MA, Ph.D., D.Phil., D.Sc.), Reader in Mathematics and Fellow in Mathematics and Philosophy of Science, Green College, University of Oxford.

8th Sep 2007 : In this conversation with D.J. Grothe, Francis Collins details the potential benefits of recent advances in the field of genetics, explores the question of whether or not religious belief negatively impacts a scientist's research, and talks about his journey from atheism to devout believer.

6th Sep 2007 : The Catholic writer John Cornwell has written a challenge to Richard Dawkins' the God Delusion.

5th Sep 2007 : Excellent short interview with Polly Toynbee, newly elected President of the British Humanist Association.

17th Aug 2007 : The Out Campaign--we interview organizer Josh Timonen, who is working with Dr. Richard Dawkins on a new campaign aimed at getting atheists to acknowledge their lack of religious belief. We will talk with Josh about why he and Dr. Dawkins started the campaign, and where he thinks that it will go from here.

13th Aug 2007 : Richard Dawkins is interviewed by Steve Wright about his new television documentary "The Enemies of Reason."

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5th Aug 2007 : The theory of evolution is the flashpoint in the war between science and religion. Polls show that nearly half of all Americans believe the Biblical story of creation. Only a quarter accept evolution. And that's infuriated a lot of people. The philosopher Daniel Dennett thinks we need to "break the spell" of religion. But creationist Paul Nelson says evolution simply can't explain certain mysteries.

4th Aug 2007 : On evening of 9th July 2007, the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation keynote event was held at London's Natural History Museum. Featuring Richard Dawkins, Steve Jones, Lewis Wolpert and chaired by Peter Bentley, a discussion on evolution and complexity took place in front of an audience of 600 people. On this page you can listen to the discussion and take a look at some of the photos of the event.

2nd Aug 2007 : Wold Book Club interview on The Selfish Gene.

29th Jul 2007 : In this conversation with D.J. Grothe, Philip Kitcher explores the implications of Darwinism for both literalist religion, and for liberal faith, and to what extent the implications of Darwin's theory for belief in God should be taught in the public schools. He also discusses the role and benefits of religion, and explores alternatives to it, such as secular humanism, and offers ideas for how secular humanism might become more popular in society.

29th Jul 2007 : Brother Brigstocke's Travelling Secular Salvation Show suggests that: "Religion is hard, it's too hard for most people, whereas humanity is relatively easy. All you have to do is be you and try not to be a dick."

25th Jul 2007 : Los Angeles Times religion reporter William Lobdell was an evangelical Christian when he took the job, and during his time on the beat he almost converted to Catholicism. But he says after covering religion for eight years, he has lost faith in Christianity and left the religion beat. Lobdell talks with Alex Cohen.

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23rd Jul 2007 : Dan Dennett explains his thoughts on consciousness.

22nd Jul 2007 : After the publication of "The God Delusion" (TGD), the minister of Christ Church in Cambridge, Revd. Steve Midgley, gave a talk responding to the book and posted it up online.

20th Jul 2007 : Stand-up comedian Marcus Brigstocke delivered a seven-minute rant during this evening's Now Show on BBC Radio 4, on the evils of religion (I think he's been reading The God Delusion).

18th Jul 2007 : In honour of Douglas' memory, Biota.org presents the transcript of his speech at Digital Biota 2, held at Magdelene College Cambridge, in September 1998. I would like to thank Steve Grand for providing this to us. Douglas presented this ''off the cuff'' which only magnifies his true genius in our eyes. -- Bruce Damer

17th Jul 2007 : Join Ernie Rea and his guests as they discuss what it means to be an atheist and whether we are witnessing a new stage in the battle between belief and disbelief.

16th Jul 2007 : Jason Rennie of The Sci Phi Show podcast has announced his latest project: an audiobook of interviews with proponents of both evolution and intelligent design.

9th Jul 2007 : In this conversation with D.J. Grothe, Hitchens discusses his new best-selling book God Is Not Great, which is his contribution to the recent slate of best-selling atheist titles. He also explores various strategies for challenging religiosity in our society, the immorality of the Bible, how religion is bad for one's health, his many recent public debates with believers, and what he calls the war between the West and Islamism. He also comments on the relationship between atheism and intelligence, atheism and great literature, and the need for a "New Enlightenment."

27th Jun 2007 : Sally brings you lively conversation, discussion, reflection and music. looking at the big religious issues of the week.

25th Jun 2007 : God, Dawkins, and Paris Hilton meet on BBC Radio 4, The Now Show.

21st Jun 2007 : We debate a new book "God is not Great" with author Christopher Hitchens and his brother Peter Hitchens .

20th Jun 2007 : Controversial author and world-renowned atheist Richard Dawkins joined Leslie Roberts in studio to discuss his book "The God Delusion" and why God doesn't exist.

19th Jun 2007 : Consider these signs: Creationist science museums opening in Kentucky and Alberta … a Broadway revival of a play about the 1925 Scopes evolution teaching scandal, current school boards debating whether evolution and intelligent design should be taught together in science classes...you could say Darwin hasn't been so newsworthy since Queen Victoria was on the throne.

19th Jun 2007 : Professor of the Public Understanding of Science @ Oxford University, Author of "The God Delusion". In his book, Professor Dawkins contends that belief in a supernatural creator qualifies as a delusion, which he defines as a persistent false belief held in the face of strong contradictory evidence.

19th Jun 2007 : Focus magazine has included a bit of the interview from their magazine with Richard in the July edition of their podcast.

16th Jun 2007 : Little Atoms is a Radio show about Science, Rationalism, Humanism and the Left. Broadcast fortnightly on Fridays from 16:30 to 17:30 on Resonance 104.4 FM (UK). Little Atoms is Produced and presented by Neil Denny, Padraig Reidy and Richard Sanderson

14th Jun 2007 : HH: Welcome to a special edition of the Hugh Hewitt Show, The Great God Debate, a three-hour exchange of views between Christopher Hitchens and Dr. Mark Roberts. Christopher Hitchens, a graduate of Oxford, of course, long time journalist, Vanity Fair columnist, author of many books and collections of essays, including a biography of Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson: Author of America, and most recently, god Is Not Great, last week, the number one bestselling non-fiction book in America. Dr. Roberts, frequent guest on this program, is a graduate of Harvard College, and also received his PhD from Harvard. He is a pastor, a professor, a blogger, and the author of six books. His latest is available this week, in fact, Can We Trust The Gospels. Gentlemen, welcome to you both. Christopher, good to have you back on.

11th Jun 2007 : Interview with Richard Dawkins on BBC's Science Extra.

8th Jun 2007 : John MacArthur (pastor of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California) says God has abandoned us and dire consequences shall follow. Celebrating lesbian sex is one of the points he highlights as a reason for God's abandoning us.

7th Jun 2007 : This hour On Point: Christopher Hitchens versus God.

30th May 2007 : A fun little debate between Christopher Hitchens and Dennis Prager

29th May 2007 : Another short interview of Richard Dawkins from the Hay Festival.

28th May 2007 : The debate on the role of religion in public life is gathering pace; we debate the "God Delusion" versus the "Science Delusion" with Richard Dawkins and Lord Robert Winston, fertility expert.

1st May 2007 : In this conversation with D.J. Grothe, Taner Edis explores whether the Koran anticipates the modern scientific understanding of the world, the intelligent design creationist movement within Islam, and whether science is even compatible with the Muslim faith. He also shares his views about the future of Islam, especially in relation to the secular, more scientific West.

28th Apr 2007 : Jean Seaton explores how the BBC has faced the task of trying to accommodate, explain and negotiate religious beliefs. From director general Lord Reith's reading of Blake's poem Jerusalem on the day the General Strike ended in 1926 to the controversy surrounding the decision to screen Jerry Springer: The Opera, the corporation has always had to tread carefully with regard to the nation's religious sensitivities.

23rd Apr 2007 : "Darwin's Rottweiler"
Oxford University biologist and bestselling author Richard Dawkins discusses why he thinks religion fuels war, encourages bigotry, and quashes children's intellectual development.

19th Apr 2007 : Relevant section starts around 17:29.

10th Apr 2007 : In London's Westminster Central Hall on March 27, some 2,000 people turned out to hear Hitchens, Dawkins and philosopher A.C. Grayling debate a trio of religious authorities on the question "We'd be better off without Religion." (The motion carried, 1,205 to 778.)

4th Apr 2007 : Professor Gordon Mathews, Dept. Anthroplogy CUHK; David Nicholls, Atheist Foundation of Australia; Mark Swallow, Elder of the Evangelical Community Church.

30th Mar 2007 : TVO (t.v. Ontario, Canada) has a week long series on religion this week on its political show The Agenda. The interview above is with evolutionary biologist Jerry Coyne (U of Chicago) The video for the show is available on the site for free (linked in the left hand column).

29th Mar 2007 : Fresh Air from WHYY, March 28, 2007 · In his most recent book, British scientist Richard Dawkins writes about the irrationality of a belief in God, examines God in all his forms and sets down his arguments for atheism. The book is The God Delusion.

27th Mar 2007 : Does religious belief damage the health of a society, or is it necessary to provide the moral and ethical foundations of a healthy society? Richard Dawkins, author of The God Delusion in discussion with Professor Alister McGrath, Professor of Historical Theology at Oxford Univ, chaired by Joan Bakewell

13th Mar 2007 : The battle between creationism and evolution is a familiar debate in many North American classrooms. You may remember a documentary we aired earlier this year about "Biblically Correct" tours of museums in the United States where creationists take students through a museum of natural history to dispute Darwin's theory of evolution.

13th Mar 2007 : Peter James is a geologist living in Hobart, Tasmania. In this talk he takes us on a historical excursion in an attempt to understand how faith is so rooted in our psyche.

12th Mar 2007 : The 1986 Oxford Union Debate between evolutionists Richard Dawkins and John Maynard Smith (Professor of Biology, University of Sussex) and creationists A. E. Wilder-Smith (Professor of Pharmacology and consultant) and Edgar Andrews (Materials Scientist & President of the Biblical Creation Society).

9th Mar 2007 : A short, humorous retracing of the histories of the Big 3 monotheistic religions.

8th Mar 2007 : Science and religion are not mutually exclusive. Next time on the Beat, Christian preacher Michael Dowd shares his conversation from fundamentalist to evolutionist. We also check our online reputations, and we learn how soldiers in war have eaten through the centuries.

8th Mar 2007 : On Friday 9th March 2007, P Z Myers turns 50. I have written the following little verse in his honour.

7th Mar 2007 : BBC4 on the new Conservapedia.com website. Also, links to PZ Myers' commentary and a couple sample articles on Conservapedia.com and CreationWiki.com.

5th Mar 2007 : Ayaan Hirsi Ali is one of the most controversial figures of the post 9-11 era. A Muslim woman estranged from her family, her country and her religion. A woman who led the charge against what she saw as the growing power of conservative Islam in Europe. And a woman who paid a heavy price for the stand she took.

4th Mar 2007 : In this talk with D.J. Grothe, Stenger explores many of the topics treated in his book, including the scientific evidence against the belief in God, where the laws of physics come from if not from a divine lawgiver, what E.S.P. research may imply about God's existence, the morality of atheism, and whether science should even be treating the topic of God in the first place.

3rd Mar 2007 : The University and Colleges Christian Fellowship is putting on a series of lectures and debates about God. From the Today Programme on Tuesday 27 Feb.

2nd Mar 2007 : Atheists and believers are daggers drawn, each accusing the other of fundamentalism. This week the Maze asks if we would be better off without Religion?

19th Feb 2007 : As if it weren't provocative enough to hold a debate on religion in America, panelists in a recent debate were tasked with answering the following: "Is America Too Damn Religious?"

11th Feb 2007 : Open Forum features lectures, performances, and onstage conversations with writers, artists, musicians, and leading thinkers. Featured guests are asked to articulate the important ideas and relevant viewpoints that inform their work and creative process. Open Forums are offered in hope that all who attend will be enriched and challenged by the distinctive perspective that faith can add to our lives.

9th Feb 2007 : In a little more than a generation the religious right in the United States has transformed itself into a political powerhouse. Thirty years ago, politically active conservative religious groups barely even registered in the peripheral vision of the country's political elite.

5th Feb 2007 : On Good Friday (the 13th ), Brandon and Greg went to Charlotte NC to see the faith healer Benny Hinn.

1st Feb 2007 : Classic 2002 Show:Kent Hovind and Dr. Massimo Pigliucci debate on evolution, public school and the scientific method.

31st Jan 2007 : Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of America's leading spokespersons for science.

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