An Appetite for Wonder CD: The Making of a Scientist

from JeffV

Richard Dawkins is one of my favorite science educators alive today He does a wonderful job explaining the truth and fact behind science, as well as why we should all care and understand. Dawkins was the product of a diverse childhood, his younger years in Africa holding out until the end of WW 2...

from rmckeown

An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist by Richard Dawkins Richard Dawkins leads the charge of the "New Atheism along with Sam Harris, David Dennett, and the recently departed Christopher Hitchens. Hitchens was either correct in his beliefs, or he has now found out exactly how wrong he ...

from Tucker.Christine

Richard Dawkins is a brilliant man. His theories and research are fascinating, however his life's journey is just a little more than ordinary. That's why I found the chapters of this book discussing his research processes to be a lot more interesting than the rest of his book.

from UberButter

An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist by Richard Dawkins 307 pages★★★ ½ Richard Dawkins is a prominent ethologist (study of animal behavior) and evolutionary biologist who has published several books on his theories, garnering much attention along the way. One may not always agree wit...

from Jane-Phillips

I found the first half of this audiobook the most interesting as Dawkins talks about his childhood and schooling. In the second half he got more into science, which is fine, however for a memoir I am more interested in learning about the person. (Hawkings did the same in his memoir.) Looking forw...