#465 - Richard Dawkins

Evolutionary biologist ⁠⁠Richard Dawkins⁠⁠ chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his ⁠⁠US tour stop⁠⁠ in Austin at ⁠⁠ACL Live at the Moody Theatre⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠September 7th⁠⁠. Topics include:

• ⁠⁠The Genetic Book of the Dead⁠⁠ (0:00)
• His teaching roots (2:28)
• The letter to his 10-year-old daughter (5:33)
• Sports ball! (9:01)
• Adapt, or die like the dinosaurs? (12:25)
• Admitting a mistake (16:21)
• Memes (17:45)
• Favorite animal? (18:43)
• Muddling basic language (20:08)
• Happiness (23:23)
• An ode to science (24:58)