Climbing Mount Improbable
Author: Richard Dawkins
Few scientific theories have been as influential or controversial in the past few centuries as Darwin’s thoughts on natural selection; even now, laymen and scientists find fault with Darwin’s argument. Richard Dawkins, the chair of the communication of science at Oxford University, has delivered a well-researched book supporting and supplementing Darwin’s theories. Althoug….Read More
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