On Sun, 09 May 2010 14:03:20 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:

> Richard Dawkins? Seriously, other than writing a book, what has this guy
> ever done?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dawkins#Evolutionary_biology for a 
start.

*A* book?  No, several books at least.  Heard the word "meme"?  He coined 
it to describe how Darwinian principles might be extended to explain the 
spread of ideas and cultural phenomena. (from the same wikipedia 
article).  That's a pretty significant contribution as well (and one I 
didn't know about, actually).

Read the bio and then let's talk about what he's ever done. ;-)

Jim

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