Richard Dawkins
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Richard Dawkins: ‘Brexit is now a religion. They don’t mind if they destroy the country’
- Books
- September 11, 2019, 06:00
Richard Dawkins rarely raises his voice. He speaks in a melodious, fatherly tone that undulates between wonder and exasperation. But, make no mistake,(...)

How to recognise alien life
- Science
- June 6, 2019, 00:00
There are good scientific reasons to think that life exists elsewhere in the universe beyond earth, but how would we recognise alien life if we saw it(...)

Science would be well advised to avoid picking fights with religion
- Science
- May 16, 2019, 00:00
It has long been predicted that religion will wither away as science spreads globally. This prediction has failed to come true, however, as outlined b(...)

Mixing science and politics to start a serious chain reaction
- Innovation
- February 7, 2019, 03:35
The United States still leads the world in science and technology innovation, even if its current leaders think Boyle’s law is some obscure piece of l(...)

Is religion better than atheism as a coping mechanism?
- Culture
- November 27, 2018, 05:00
Many of us have been there in darker moments: You hadn’t crossed the threshold of a church in ages but suddenly you find yourself starting a conversat(...)

Is religion good for children?
- Science
- November 1, 2018, 01:00
Religion in Ireland is currently under strong and persistent criticism from liberal commentators. One frequently heard criticism is that it is serious(...)

A ‘third way’ of looking at religion
- Culture
- September 18, 2018, 01:00
The visit of Pope Francis to Ireland has led to calls for a new type of dialogue between religious and non-religious people. Some Catholics claim to b(...)

The power and the limits of science
- Science
- April 26, 2018, 14:05
Science has been spectacularly successful over the past 500 years in its primary job of investigating how the natural world works. Science is wonderfu(...)

The Irish man ‘fighting fascism’ in Syria: ‘I was always curious how I’d react to battle’
- Middle East
- March 24, 2018, 06:00
Last week a young British woman, Anna Campbell, died while fighting Turkish forces with the YPJ, an all-female Kurdish militia protecting the city of (...)

Ankara Letter: Turkey’s capital is a city caught between the past and future
- Europe
- June 30, 2017, 19:10
The Bayram holiday that in Turkey follows the Muslim holy month of Ramadan sees thousands descend on Ankara to pay their respects to Mustafa Kemal Ata(...)