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Review of Evolution: Selected Letters of Charles Darwin, 1860-1870, edited by Frederick Burkhardt, Samantha Evans and Alison Pearn. Evolution contains letters from, as the editors say "The decade immediately following publication of On the origin of species in 1859 to the eve of publication of Descent of man […] arguably the most intense and productive of Charles Darwin's life." Darwin was …

We're starting a volunteer team, a "brain trust", to help with outreach, the website, and to build content writing articles and drawing cartoons. See the 5 volunteer groups below. Submit your answers in the comments below. What should we call it? What's our motto? If we threw a big annual party for volunteers, what should …

This week we are joined by Fred Edwords, the National Director of the United Coalition of Reason, an organization that promotes cooperation among local groups in the community of reason and helps raise their public profiles. RDF: What is the United Coalition of Reason? Fred: The United Coalition of Reason is a loose network of …

We are pleased to announce the release of the German Language Site for the Richard Dawkins Foundation (US). The German site will join our English and Spanish languages to reach out further and into new territories. Richard has taped a video for the release of the site, speaking German! Translation of the text Richard is …

Last week, we asked you to tell us what is great about your town and why Richard should make a stop in April 2014. We are extending the conversation!   We like college groups to reserve a venue seating 2,500 or more?  Email us and tell us why your city loves science and will fill every seat. This is …

August Brunsman is the Executive Director of the Secular Student Alliance (SSA) and we were lucky enough to speak with him this week. RDF: Young people are more likely to be atheist than any other group, so it sounds like you are on the forefront of the secular movement! What is the Secular Student Alliance? …

Here are what we've chosen as the Top 10 Questions, with accompanying answers, from Richard's live AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Reddit on Nov 26, 2013! Q1- As an expert on evolution, what do you feel is the strangest creature on Earth, or the one that just doesn't seem to make sense from an evolutionary …

Richard is returning to the United States in April and we're planning his trip. Why should your city be chosen? Make a comment and prove that many will attend by getting friends to "like" your comment. We'll focus on those cities with the best arguments and enthusiasm!   Tell us what is great about your …

We got more than 400 limericks in response to last week's Question of the Week. Below are the winners.   Click here to see all 400 entries. Click here to subscribe to the newsletter. 1st Place: Ken Lucus There are those who'll go nowhere near it But I see no reason to fear it. The …

Instead of saying grace at Thanksgiving, what will you say to mark the occasion? Post your responses in the comments below, the winner gets a copy of Richard Dawkins' An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist. Contest ends Tuesday, December 3, 2013. continue to source article at

Joel Guttormson, Outreach and Event Coordinator for the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science interviews speakers from TAM 2013 presented by the James Randi Educational Foundation. Cara is a science communicator and currently co-hosts and produces "TakePart Live," a nightly news and talk show on Pivot TV. http://www.takepart.com/ JREF: http://www.randi.org Questions provided by the …

Richard Dawkins did an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Reddit on the morning of November 26th. Read some of the questions and see the responses here! Written By: RDFRScontinue to source article at reddit.com