1991: Growing Up in the Universe (1991)

Waking Up in the Universe
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December 27, 1991

Dawkins discusses the amazing capabilities of the human body and contrasts these with the limited capabilities of computers and ot...Read more

Designed and Designoid Objects
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December 28, 1991

Dawkins' second lecture of the series examines the problem of design. He presents the audience with a number of simple objects, su...Read more

Climbing Mount Improbable
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December 29, 1991

Dawkins starts the lecture coming in with a stick insect on his hand. He describes with how much details such a being imitates its...Read more

The Ultraviolet Garden
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December 30, 1991

Dawkins begins by relating the story of asking a little girl "what she thought flowers were 'for'." Her response is anthropocentri...Read more

The Genesis of Purpose
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December 31, 1991

Dawkins opens by talking how organisms “grow up” to understand the universe around them, which requires certain apparatus, such as...Read more