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Richard Dawkins On Science Writing

Posted by simoniker on from the make-it-so dept.

otee writes "Richard Dawkins asks the question: Why hasn't a Nobel Prize been awarded to a scientist for literary work? He suspects that it simply hasn't occurred to the judges. Read the well written article at The Edge Website for information about good (science) writing."

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  1. Wow! by meringuoid · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dawkins managed to go a whole article without moaning about godbotherers! Is this a record?

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    1. Re:Wow! by turgid · · Score: 2, Funny

      On a realted note, I'd like to seem him and Roger Penrose with tea and sticky buns sitting by a table and ranting at each other for an hour or so on TV. That would be well worth my TV License fee :-)

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  2. Re:This is why he's not won a nobel prize.. by meringuoid · · Score: 2, Funny

    Of all people I'd have thought he'd spell 'evolution' correctly. Still, at least he wasn't using that Creationist keyboard which has the 'o' and 'i' keycaps switched over :-)

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    Real Daleks don't climb stairs - they level the building.
  3. Re:Russel got one by daeley · · Score: 4, Funny

    I guess he counts as a mathematician.

    How else would he? ;)

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