In 1976, British evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins published The Selfish Gene. It made exactly the splash he’d intended, but people were confused. How can genes be selfish?
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Works Cited
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undefined [Big Think]. “Richard Dawkins: The Dangers of CRISPR, Designer Babies, and Artificial Genetic Mutation | Big Think.” YouTube, 21 Aug. 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvCYLhu6JoM.
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undefined [The Open Mind]. “Carl Zimmer on the Open Mind: Discovering Genes.” YouTube, 5 Dec. 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDPtj_sRkXU.
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undefined [The Royal Institution]. “Richard Dawkins – the Selfish Gene Explained.” YouTube, 28 Feb. 2014, www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9p2F2oa0_k.
Music in this Episode
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Horde Of Geese by Alexander Nakarada, Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9835-horde-of-geese, License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license, Artist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/
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Smooth Criminal by John Bartmann, Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9483-smooth-criminal, License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license, Artist website: https://johnbartmann.com/
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Scheming Weasel (faster version) by Kevin MacLeod, Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4326-scheming-weasel-faster-version, License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license, Artist website: https://incompetech.com
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