491. Symbolic Patterns: Memes, Archetypes, Dragons, Genes | Dr. Richard Dawkins & Alex O’Connor

491. Symbolic Patterns: Memes, Archetypes, Dr...

Up next

What To Do When You Have No Vision For Your Life

What do medieval alchemists, your recurring bad memories, and the reason you can't feel joy have in common? In this lecture, Dr. Jordan B. Peterson traces a single thread from Carl Jung's strangest work to a revolutionary discovery that emerged in four different scientific fields ...  Show more

You Cannot Avoid Having a God. Here Is What That Actually Means.

This is the second lecture from the We Who Wrestle With God tour.What does it mean that your God is whatever you put first? Why are the stories that grip you not false but hyper-real? Why is work identical to sacrifice, and what does that reveal about the nature of the covenantal ...  Show more

Recommended Episodes

Is There More Wonder In Genes Than In Gods? - A Conversation with Alex O' Connor
The Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins

As part of his 2024 tour, Richard Dawkins engaged in an insightful conversation with Alex O'Connor at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles on September 28th. They discuss Dawkins' latest book; The Genetic Book of the Dead, religion, evolution, and concludes with a Q&A sessio ...  Show more

Darwin’s Daring Idea with Richard Dawkins
StarTalk Radio

Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with evolutionary biologist and author of The Genetic Book of the Dead Richard Dawkins to talk about evolution, whether we were “designed,” how we are living reflections of our ancestors, and much much more.  

NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons ...

  Show more

I Sympathize with Trans People, but... | Richard Dawkins in Conversation with Colin Wright
The Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins

In this episode of The Poetry of Reality, Richard Dawkins joins Colin Wright for an insightful conversation touching on evolution, gender, science, and culture - They explore Richard's latest book, The Genetic Book of the Dead along with a wide array of topics including the natur ...  Show more

Adventures in Philosophy with Daniel Dennett and Richard Dawkins
Intelligence Squared

Two formidable minds explore the worlds of philosophy, science and the places where those two disciplines meet for this episode. Daniel Dennett is the American philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist who is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University and has written ...  Show more