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In this interview, Richard Dawkins discusses his new memoir, An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist. He recounts bullying and sexual abuse in boarding school, addresses criticism he has received over using the term "minor pedophilia," and talks about "privilege" as it relates to himself and to religion. He explores the relationship between science and atheism, and discusses his role in creating a cultural moment for atheism. He talks about differences between the skeptics movement and the atheist movement. He describes important mentors, and the role of education and of the theory of evolution in fostering his outlook. And he also answers a number of insightful audience questions.

Richard Dawkins interviewed by D.J. Grothe | 10/18/13 | University of Southern California

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The second and final part of Richard Dawkins' memoirs

In An Appetite for Wonder Richard Dawkins brought us his engaging memoir of the first 35 years of his life from early childhood in Africa to publication of The Selfish Gene in 1976, when he shot to fame as one of the most exciting new scientists of his generation. In Brief Candle in the Dark he continues his autobiography, following the threads that have run through the second half of his life so far and homing in on the key individuals, institutions and ideas that inspired and motivated him. 

He paints a vivid picture, coloured with wit, anecdote and digression, of the twenty-five postgraduate years he spent teaching at Oxford. He pays affectionate tribute to past colleagues and students, recalling the idiosyncrasies of an establishment steeped in ancient tradition and arcane ritual while also recording his respect for the profound commitment to learning and discovery that lies at its core. He invites us to share the life of a travelling scientist, from fieldwork on the Panama Canal to conferences of stratospheric eminence in exotic locations in the company of some of the most prominent of the world’s scientific luminaries. And he describes his experiences with his many publishers, television producers, interviewers and partners in debate, not least in the heady period when, after publication of The God Delusion in 2006, he is dubbed the world’s most outspoken and controversial atheist. 

Most important of all, for the first time he reviews with fresh and stimulating insights the evolving narrative of his ideas about science over the course of his highly distinguished career as thinker, teacher and writer. In Brief Candle in the Dark we are invited to enter with him a constantly stimulating world of discovery and to meet a fascinating cast of exceptional characters described by the talented pen of one of the most exceptional of them all.

Includes a bonus PDF of photographs.

Brief Candle In The Dark written and read by Richard Dawkins (Audiobook Extract)

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Richard Dawkins interviewed by D.J. Grothe | 10/18/13 | University of Southern California

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