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Richard Dawkins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

11 a.m., February 15, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Join us this Sunday, either in person or online, as we watch and discuss the Richard Dawkins lecture at the 2019 Darwin Day in London.<\/p>\n

In 1859 Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species, a book that is considered the foundation of evolutionary biology. The first official Darwin Day was launched in1995 by Robert J. Stevens, PhD, an active member of our own Humanist Community. Through Robert\u2019s work and dedication, Darwin Day has become a world-wide event honoring the understanding of our place celebrated on February 12, Darwin\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n

In 1995, Donald Johanson, the discoverer of \u201cLucy,\u201d presented the first Darwin Day talk for us at Stanford University. The following year, 1996, Richard Dawkins was our Darwin Day speaker. He joined us at a restaurant afterward.<\/p>\n

Richard Dawkins is one of the best-known scientists in the world. He is author of the Selfish Gene, which clarified our understanding of natural selection. He is also author of The God Delusion, which caused a global sensation upon publication in 2006. He has chaired almost every event in the Darwin Day Lecture series in the UK since 2003. Humanists UK president Professor Alice Roberts takes over the chair of the lecture at this event, and introduces Richard Dawkins as he delivers the Darwin Day Lecture.<\/p>\n

You can pre-watch this 48-minute video at https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oSNE02hwwSM<\/a><\/p>\n

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