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#87 – Richard Dawkins: Evolution, Intelligence, Simulation, and Memes

#87 – Richard Dawkins: Evolution, Intelligence, Simulation, and Memes

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Richard Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist, and author of The
Selfish Gene, The Blind Watchmaker, The God Delusion, The Magic
of Reality, The Greatest Show on Earth, and his latest Outgrowing
God. He is the originator and popularizer of a lot of fascinating
ideas in evolutionary biology and science in general, including
funny enough the introduction of the word meme in his 1976 book
The Selfish Gene, which in the context of a gene-centered view of
evolution is an exceptionally powerful idea. He is outspoken,
bold, and often fearless in his defense of science and reason,
and in this way, is one of the most influential thinkers of our
time.

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EPISODE LINKS:

Richard’s Website: https://www.richarddawkins.net/

Richard’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/RichardDawkins

Richard’s Books:

– Selfish Gene: https://amzn.to/34tpHQy

– The Magic of Reality: https://amzn.to/3c0aqZQ

– The Blind Watchmaker: https://amzn.to/2RqV5tH

– The God Delusion: https://amzn.to/2JPrxlc

– Outgrowing God: https://amzn.to/3ebFess

– The Greatest Show on Earth: https://amzn.to/2Rp2j1h

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Here’s the outline of the episode. On some podcast players you
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OUTLINE:

00:00 – Introduction

02:31 – Intelligent life in the universe

05:03 – Engineering intelligence (are there shortcuts?)

07:06 – Is the evolutionary process efficient?

10:39 – Human brain and AGI

15:31 – Memes

26:37 – Does society need religion?

33:10 – Conspiracy theories

39:10 – Where do morals come from in humans?

46:10 – AI began with the ancient wish to forge the gods

49:18 – Simulation

56:58 – Books that influenced you

1:02:53 – Meaning of life