Richard Dawkins

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/richard-dawkins

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Richard Dawkins born?March 26, 1941
2. Where was Richard Dawkins born?Nairobi, Kenya
3. What is the founded?Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science (2006)
4. Who is Richard Dawkins?Richard Dawkins is a scientist who studies how living things change over time and explains science to people.
5. What is the Selfish Gene?The Selfish Gene is a book that says genes want to copy themselves and shows how this idea explains why animals sometimes act kindly.

Gene-centered view of evolution: A theoretical framework in evolutionary biology that emphasizes the gene as the primary unit of selection and evolution.
Meme: A unit of cultural information, analogous to a gene, that spreads through imitation and replication within a culture.
Atheism: The philosophical stance of disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of deities.
Natural Selection: The differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype, a key mechanism of evolution.