Ok, so I’m probably the only person who calls him Dick Dawkins and he would probably loathe this contraction of his name. I think it’s wonderfully reminiscent comic book and film noir detective heroes uncovering the truth despite all odds.

Appropriately, Mr. Dawkins’s life has been devoted to uncovering the truth. As an evolutionary biologist, he has contributed greatly to our understanding of human origins and the mechanisms of evolution. He is perhaps most famously the author of The Selfish Gene and The God Delusion. I find his lectures on the origins and probability of life, the massive scale of the universe, and the wonder of nature to be incredibly inspiring. This lecture is probably one of the most conversational and easy to understand (probably because Mr. Dawkins is lecturing to a younger audience). It’s also nice because it includes several demonstrative illustrations. It’s also super 90’s chic! Enjoy: