Teaching the Value of Science and Advancing Secularism
Founded in 2006 by Richard Dawkins, the foundation’s mission is to realize Richard’s vision to remove the influence of religion in science education and public policy, and eliminate the stigma that surrounds atheism and non-belief.
The Foundation’s Work
The Translations Project
There are too many places in the world where it‘s difficult to obtain books that explain and celebrate science written in the local language, particularly within more restrictive Islamic regimes. The Translations Project produces professionally translated versions of landmark books on science and nature for free, beginning with the works of Richard Dawkins himself.
Teachers Helping Teachers
A good teacher can teach any subject as long as they have high-quality resources. TIES provides middle school and elementary teachers the tools they need to effectively teach evolution and answer its critics based on new Next Generation Science Standards.
Richard Dawkins News
The Genetic Book of the Dead
The Genetic Book of the Dead: A Darwinian Reverie is a 2024 book by Richard Dawkins which explores the idea that every organism may eventually be read as if it were a “book” by a future biologist with an advanced technology and understanding of the fossil record
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Exclusive Cruise From Dakar to Casablanca
April 29, 2026 – May 8, 2026
For reservations please call Thalassa Journeys: 866–633–3611
We are delighted to invite you to join Richard Dawkins on a voyage along the Atlantic shores of West Africa, from Dakar to Casablanca, April 29 – May 8, 2026.
This program, designed to attend to both natural and cultural history, offers an opportunity to explore a fascinating part of the world that has been shaped both by the natural forces of geology and climate and by human forces. We begin in the cosmopolitan city of Dakar, where museums and markets teem with African arts and crafts, and where the somber legacy of the transatlantic slave trade is memorialized at the UNESCO Heritage Site of Gorée Island.
Exclusive Sea of Homer Cruise
September 7 – 17, 2025
Dear Friends, this distinctive cruise through the heart of the Aegean is the perfect introduction to everything this fabled sea has to offer, famously described by Homer as “wine-dark.” Early September is an ideal time of year to visit.
Ancient sites and monuments—including the Parthenon, Minoan Knossos, and medieval Rhodes, all UNESCO World Heritage Sites—share the landscape with the homes of present-day farmers in the villages of Naxos and Chios.
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OPEN DISCUSSION NOVEMBER 2025
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BOOK CLUB 2025
This is the 2025 follow-on from the 2024 BOOK CLUB thread, which is now closed, though you can easily refer back to earlier discussions by clicking on the link. BOOK CLUB 2025 has been created to provide a dedicated space for the discussion of books. Pretty much any kind of book – it…
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THE CLIMATE CRISIS
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