Knowledge: The Sagan Series - End of an Era: The Final Shuttle Launch

Carl Sagan discusses the importance of stimulating a new generation of scientists.

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"Every time humanity stretches itself it receives a jolt of productive vitality that can carry it for centuries"

Knowledge: The Feynman Series- Curiosity

Richard Feynman discusses finding things out about the world.

"The truth is so much more remarkable"

Knowledge: The Feynman Series (part 1) - Beauty

Richard Feynman discusses the beauty of reality.

Knowledge: The Magic of Reality

Richard Dawkins, the world’s most famous evolutionary biologist and one of science education’s most passionate advocates, has spent his career elucidating the wonders of science for adult readers. But now, in a dramatic departure, he has teamed up with acclaimed artist Dave McKean and used his unrivaled explanatory powers to share the magic of science with readers of all ages. This is a treasure trove for anyone who has ever wondered how the world works.


Richard Dawkins discusses his new book The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True



The Magic of Reality on ipad looks incredible. You'll find more informaiton on the app website www.magicofrealityapp.com and the App Store link is http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/the-magic-of-reality/id461771375?mt=8

Magic takes many forms. Supernatural magic is what our ancestors used in order to explain the world before they developed the scientific method. The ancient Egyptians explained the night by suggesting the goddess Nut swallowed the sun. The Vikings believed a rainbow was the gods’ bridge to earth. The Japanese used to explain earthquakes by conjuring a gigantic catfish that carried the world on its back—earthquakes occurred each time it flipped its tail. These are magical, extraordinary tales. But there is another kind of magic, and it lies in the exhilaration of discovering the real answers to these questions. It is the magic of reality—science.



Richard Dawkins on BBC Newsnight

“I am often asked to recommend good books on science for young people. From now on, I will not have to hesitate. The Magic of Reality provides a beautiful, accessible and wide ranging volume that addresses  the questions that all of us have about the universe, separating often too-little known facts from too-frequently believed fictions. For this reason it should be a powerful resource for people of all ages, written  with the masterful and eloquently literate style of perhaps the best popular expositor of science, Richard Dawkins, and delightfully illustrated by Dave McKean. What more could anyone ask for?”

—Lawrence Krauss (Foundation Professor and Director of the Origins Project at Arizona State University)

Peter Singer and Richard Dawkins Discuss Animals and Our Society

Richard Dawkins interviews Peter Singer for "The Genius of Charles Darwin", the Channel 4 UK TV program which won British Broadcasting Awards' "Best Documentary Series" of 2008. Buy the full 3-DVD set of uncut interviews, over 18 hours, in the RichardDawkins.net store