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Jerry Coyne

Evolutionary biologist; professor emeritus in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Chicago. Author of Why Evolution Is True (2009) and Faith Versus Fact (2015). Writes the Why Evolution Is True site daily on biology, religion, free speech and politics.

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The Blind WatchmakerBook Richard Dawkins

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All the stuff you find in it you can also find in The Blind Watchmaker.

Five Books interview: the best books on Evolution

2018-06-22·fivebooks.com ↗

The Mismeasure of ManBook Stephen Jay Gould

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The Mismeasure of Man is about the history of using science as a tool for promoting racism.

Five Books interview: the best books on Evolution

2018-06-22·fivebooks.com ↗

Breaking the SpellBook Daniel Dennett

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He calls it Breaking the Spell for a reason.

Five Books interview: the best books on The Incompatibility of Religion and Science

2015-05-20·fivebooks.com ↗

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