Discuss this talk: The universe is queerer than we can suppose ( Richard Dawkins )
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Biologist Richard Dawkins makes a case for "thinking the improbable" by looking at how the human frame of reference limits our understanding of the universe.
About Richard Dawkins
Oxford professor Richard Dawkins has helped steer evolutionary science into the 21st century, and his concept of the "meme" contextualized the spread of ideas in the information age. In recent... Read full bio »
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