Dawkins

British  

/ ˈdɔːkɪnz /

noun

1. Richard. born 1941, British zoologist, noted for such works as The Selfish Gene (1976), The Blind Watchmaker (1986), The God Delusion (2006), and The Greatest Show on Earth (2009)

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Dawkins

Influential iconoclastic thinker Richard Dawkins was then pilloried for suggesting that perhaps it already has.

From Slate ● May 25, 2026

Dawkins was not using “selfish” in the conventional sense of the word, but as an overextended metaphor for the lengths that DNA will go to replicate itself.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026

“Science,” biologist Richard Dawkins says, “has now achieved an emancipation” from the idea of a “Creator.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

That might explain why details of the wedding have been kept private despite Bills offensive lineman Dion Dawkins famously spilling the beans on “Good Morning Football.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2025

Dawkins has found a superlative—to render into a stupor, to make stupid—that still has the power to impress.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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