Russell Blackford - 50 Voices of Disbelief • Point of Inquiry with D.J. Grothe • 7th Nov 2009

In this interview with D.J. Grothe, Russell Blackford explains the need for 50 Voices of Disbelief.

Happy Saganseve, Everybody • Maggie Koerth-Baker - BoingBoing • 6th Nov 2009

Carl Sagan's Last interview on Charlie Rose

Stand up, stand up, against Jesus • Russell Blackford and Udo Schuklenk - guardian.co.uk • 6th Nov 2009

Civility has its uses, but we should not be afraid of satire and mockery as weapons against religious power

Atheist group takes message to Lakeland via billboard • Neil Johnson - The Tampa Tribune • 6th Nov 2009

The billboard went up Sunday on eastbound Memorial Boulevard near Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.

Scientists decode genome of domestic horse • cbcnews - cbc.com • 6th Nov 2009

An old grey mare named Twilight has provided an international team of researchers with the entire genetic code of a domestic horse.

Since the dawn of time • Dan Jones - New Stateman • 5th Nov 2009

Two hundred years after Darwin’s birth, scientists still can’t agree on whether evolution and religion can happily coexist

Sermon for All Saints' Day, Cologne Cathedral, 1st November 2009 • Archbishop Joachim, Cardinal Meisner - translation by Paula Kirby • 5th Nov 2009

The Archbishop of Cologne, Cardinal Joachim Meisner, has stirred up controversy in the German media with his All Saints’ Day sermon, in which he compared the ideas of Richard Dawkins to those of the Nazis.

Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks: Europe is dying from secularism • Ruth Gledhill - TimesOnline • 5th Nov 2009

Lord Sacks said that Europe was the world?s most secular region and the only one experiencing population decline

The new crybaby theists • Michael Brull - the age.com.au • 5th Nov 2009

Having lost the power of the gun in the West, apologists of religion have a new weapon: being offended.

Prayer Cult Nation: Faith Healing Scams & Healthcare Reform • Sikivu Hutchinson - blackfemlens • 5th Nov 2009

In a nation in which millions go bankrupt and/or die from not having health care insurance the decision to include prayer healing into the insidiously partisan healthcare deliberations is an outrage.

Dark Matter And Dark Energy Make Up 95 Percent Of Universe, Detailed Measurements Reveal • ScienceDaily • 5th Nov 2009

A detailed picture of the seeds of structures in the universe has been unveiled by an international team co-led by Sarah Church of the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology

Darwin's pit bull not so aggressive in real life • James Dacey - physicsworld.com • 4th Nov 2009

The thing that immediately struck me was that, despite all the sharp put-downs, Dawkins is actually incredibly mild-mannered in person.

Biologist Richard Dawkins on the evolution debate • Lori Kozlowski - LA Times • 4th Nov 2009

Author of 'The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution' shares his passion for spreading an understanding of scientific processes with the layperson.

NOVA | Becoming Human | Preview | PBS • YouTube - PBS • 4th Nov 2009

The first in-depth televised investigation documenting an explosion of recent discoveries,

Speed Limit To The Pace Of Evolution, Biologists Say • ScienceDaily • 4th Nov 2009

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a theoretical model that informs the understanding of evolution and determines how quickly an organism will evolve using a catalogue of "evolutionary speed limits."

Human rights ruling against classroom crucifixes angers Italy • John Hooper - guardian.co.uk • 4th Nov 2009

European court of human rights rules crucifixes that hang in classrooms violate religious and educational freedoms

The Upside of Feeling Down • Sharon Begley - Newsweek • 4th Nov 2009

Depression might be evolution's way of fixing what ails us

'Why Evolution Is True' • Jerry Coyne, AAI 2009, RDFRS, Josh Timonen • 4th Nov 2009

Jerry Coyne explains 'Why Evolution Is True' (also the title of his excellent new book) at the Atheist Alliance International 2009 conference, sponsored by The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science.

Darwin and the Evolution of Why • Daniel Dennett - YouTube RichardNorton • 3rd Nov 2009

Dan Dennett links culture, evolution and philosophy during a lecture in Oslo.

Creationism, Minus a Young Earth, Emerges in the Islamic World • Kenneth Chang - New York Times • 3rd Nov 2009

Creationism is growing in the Muslim world

Pig DNA Is Decoded, a Boon for Research • CBSNews.com • 3rd Nov 2009

Success in Genetic Sequencing May Help in Combating Human Ailments, Including Obesity, Heart Disease

There are black-eyed virgins ready for you • YouTube - babaz2 • 2nd Nov 2009

Egyptian Clerics Encourage Martyrdom in Gaza

Fossil hunter finds 140-million-year-old spider's web • Telegraph.co.uk • 2nd Nov 2009

The world's oldest spider web spun when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth has been found encased in a Prehistoric piece of amber from a beach in the south of England.

Dawkins et al bring us into disrepute • Michael Ruse - guardian.co.uk • 2nd Nov 2009

There's a schism alright, and I seem to find myself on the unfashionable side of it.
The question: Is there an atheist schism?
[UPDATE] - links to articles by PZ and Jerry Coyne

Morality: no gods required • Paula Kirby • 1st Nov 2009

Can people be good if they don't think Charles Dickens was the greatest novelist in the English language?

Charles Darwin's Brave New World: A Dangerous Idea • Trailer - YouTube NewOnABCTV (Austrailia) • 1st Nov 2009

Featuring a superb cast and commentators including David Suzuki, Richard Dawkins, Jared Diamond and Iain McCalman, this is the story of how four young voyagers changed our world forever.

'The Greatest Show on Earth' • David Perlman - San Francisco Chronicle • 1st Nov 2009

Richard Dawkins, who recently retired from the Oxford University faculty, is a canny, funny and beguiling biologist

Findings on Mysterious Haze at Galaxy's Center • Dennis Overbye - NY Times • 1st Nov 2009

The electrons could, in turn, be the result of decaying dark matter, but that, they said, is an argument they will make in a future paper.

Five Minutes With: Sir Jonathan Miller • Matthew Stadlen - BBC News • 1st Nov 2009

Celebrities and news-makers are grilled by Matthew Stadlen in exactly five minutes in a series for the BBC News website.

How About Another Post on Accommodationism? • Jason Rosenhouse - EvolultionBlog • 31st Oct 2009

I had intended to leave this subject behind, at least for a while, but Josh Rosenau has a lengthy post up that I think merits a reply

Beware Of Demonic Candy!!! • MSNBC - YouTube - JesusSavesAtCitibank • 31st Oct 2009

Rev. Barry W. Lynn, Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State & Pat Robertson's demonic threats of Halloween.

'The Evolution of Confusion' • Dan Dennett, AAI 2009, RDFRS, Josh Timonen • 30th Oct 2009

Dan Dennett talks about purposely-confusing theology and how it's used. He also describes his new project interviewing clergyman who secretly don't believe anymore, and introduces a new term: "Deepity."

Junk DNA Mechanism That Prevents Two Species From Reproducing Discovered • ScienceDaily • 30th Oct 2009

Cornell researchers have discovered a genetic mechanism in fruit flies that prevents two closely related species from reproducing, a finding that offers clues to how species evolve.

3 Silly Religious Beliefs Held By Non-Silly People • Greta Christina - alternet.org • 30th Oct 2009

Many of the beliefs held by religious moderates -- smart people who respect science and the separation of church and state -- are as untenable as the dogma of fundamentalists.

Addicted to Hate • Jon Michael Bell • 30th Oct 2009

This is an article/book from 1994 on the Phelps family and Westboro Baptist Church that was made available on the web after the author ran into difficulties getting it published.

Special Investigation - 20th Century Killers • NonStampCollector - YouTube • 30th Oct 2009

Video in which dubbed lines from Pol Pot, Stalin, and Hitler explain their atrocities and have two analysts conclude that these were crimes in the name of atheism.

The secularist case against ''Atheism 3.0'' • Austin Dacey - The Washington Post • 30th Oct 2009

Austin Dacey is former representative to the United Nations for the Center for Inquiry and the author of "The Secular Conscience: Why Belief Belongs in Public Life."

Interview with Richard Dawkins - The Greatest Show on Earth • Allan Gregg - in conversation - tvo (Canadian) • 30th Oct 2009

Originally Aired: October 23 10:00 PM - Length 26:55

Nobel Laureate says God is ''Cruel, Spiteful, Vengeful, Jealous and Unbearable.'' • Mario de Queiroz - IPS • 30th Oct 2009

PORTUGAL: Bible Is "A Catalogue of Cruelties," Says Saramago

Why Dawkins Gets Asked About His Atheism • Chris Mooney - The Intersection • 29th Oct 2009

Why is Richard Dawkins, promoting his new evolution book, regularly being asked about his atheism, and why he is “strident,” “polarizing,” etc?

The Cost To the Planet of Fearing Science • Jeff Glor - CBSNews.com • 29th Oct 2009

Time was when science was considered a value-neutral pursuit. That seems like an eternity ago.

The DNA Transistor • Two videos from IBM - YouTube • 29th Oct 2009

...IBM scientists are drilling nano-sized holes in computer-like chips and passing DNA strands through them...

Islamic countries push a global 'blasphemy' law • Editorial Board - Christian Science Monitor • 29th Oct 2009

As a new member of the UN Human Rights Council, the US must persuade other countries not to go along.

Cult Busters • Christopher Beam - Slate • 29th Oct 2009

How governments decide whether a religion is real or not.

New T ads reach out to Hub's nonbelievers • David Abel - boston.com • 29th Oct 2009

"Good Without God?" posters in the Boston subway.

Vaccination: the moral imperative • Paula Kirby - The Washington Post • 29th Oct 2009

Polls show a majority of Americans are concerned about the H1N1 virus (swine flu), but also about the safety and efficacy of the swine flu vaccine. Is it ethical to say no to this or any vaccine?

Secrets In A Seed: Clues Into The Evolution Of The First Flowers • ScienceDaily • 29th Oct 2009

Approximately 120-130 million years ago, one of the most significant events in the history of the Earth occurred: the first flowering plants

Seven questions that keep physicists up at night • Ivan Semeniuk - NewScientist • 29th Oct 2009

It's not your average confession show: a panel of leading physicists spilling the beans about what keeps them tossing and turning in the wee hours.

Ex-bishop preaches a kinder atheism • thestar.com (Canada) • 28th Oct 2009

Richard Holloway's `third way' approach has riveted the U.K.

Atheists are good humans, too • James Richmond - Sydney Morning Hearald • 28th Oct 2009

A rebuttal to the Dvir Abramovich article from a few days ago.

I am become Death, destroyer of worlds • The Economist • 28th Oct 2009

The story of how the dinosaurs disappeared is getting more and more complicated

Richard Dawkins at the Edinburgh Book Festival 2009 • Richard Dawkins • 28th Oct 2009

Richard Dawkins talks about his latest book "The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence For Evolution" at the Edinburgh Book Festival 2009.

Mr. Deity and the Identity Crisis • Mr. Deity - YouTube • 28th Oct 2009

Mr. Deity and Jesus try to figure out their relationship

50 Voices of Disbelief • Jerry Coyne - Why Evolution is True • 28th Oct 2009

Jerry Coyne's post on the book 50 Voices of Disbelief (released yesterday 26-Oct in the US) by Russell Blackford and Udo Schüklenk

Letting Science Inform Morality • Richard Dawkins - bigthink.com YouTube • 27th Oct 2009

While science is indelibly distinct from the field of ethics, Richard Dawkins believes that there are a number of ways in which it could greatly benefit our ability to understand and repair the worlds suffering.
[UPDATE] entire 34' interview link added

Faith No More • Christopher Hitchens - Slate • 27th Oct 2009

What I've learned from debating religious people around the world.
[UPDATE] Fox & Friends YouTube video of Christopher Hitchens and Douglas Wilson.

Colossal 'sea monster' unearthed • Rebecca Morelle - BBC Earth News • 27th Oct 2009

Palaeontologist Richard Forrest explains why the T. rex was a kitten compared with this monster

Paul Haggis • Moving On Up a Little Higher • 27th Oct 2009

The Paul Haggis news has gone viral. (Scientology)
[UPDATE]links to a few more news articles added

Islam's Darwin problem • Drake Bennett - boston.com • 27th Oct 2009

In the Muslim world, creationism is on the rise

Darwin's Rottweiler and Dawkins's Dogma • Ferris Jabr - scienceline • 27th Oct 2009

...“we are better off using a word that ordinary lay people actually understand”—the word ‘fact.’...

Carl Sagan - Pale Blue Dot • YouTube - darknlooking • 26th Oct 2009

Fewer than 5,000 views to get a million

WHAT IS A RAINBOW REALLY? • Press release and correction • 26th Oct 2009

Press release on Publishers Marketplace

Norman Levitt (1943-2009) • Richard Dawkins • 26th Oct 2009

Norman Levitt (1943-2009)

Give us your misogynists and bigots • Richard Dawkins - The Washington Post • 26th Oct 2009

What major institution most deserves the title of greatest force for evil in the world?

The teacher you wish you'd had • Marcus Berkmann - Spectator Book Club • 26th Oct 2009

Sometimes you can become too well known.

Teach both evolution and creationism say 54% of Britons • phyliss - All Your Minds Are Belong to Us - Update from Derren Brown and the Enigma Crew • 26th Oct 2009

British Council poll finds UK adults overtake Americans in wanting science teaching in schools to include intelligent design.

Karen Armstrong Weaves Bizarre Defense of Religion • PZ Myers - Alternet • 26th Oct 2009

She takes a series of statements about god that she says need rethinking, but her thinking is a complete mess.

Catherine Deveny interviews Jason Ball • The Rise Of Atheism - 2010 Global Atheist Convention - ABC 774 Melbourne Radio. • 26th Oct 2009

Jason Ball, President of the University of Melbourne Secular Society and one of the coordinators of the Global Atheist Convention

Celebrity atheists expose their hypocrisy • Dvir Abramovich, Sydney Morning Herald • 25th Oct 2009

A flurry of books bashing religion are making best-seller lists and grabbing a lot of attention — so much so that anti-religion publications seem to have become a lucrative genre all their own.

Rock of Ages, Cleft by the Pope • A. N. Wilson - NY Times • 25th Oct 2009

...The pope has parked his tanks on the Church of England’s lawn; Rome has made a hostile takeover bid for Canterbury....

The Hour - Richard Dawkins • George Stroumboulopoulos - YouTube - AtheistPride007 • 25th Oct 2009

Interview with Richard Dawkins on The Hour(Canadian)

The Fact of Evolution • Daniel Dennett, Philip Kitcher, NY Times • 25th Oct 2009

Letters: Scientists Respond to Our Review of Richard Dawkins’s ‘Greatest Show on Earth’.

Nofaithnoworship - epetition response • Number10.gov.uk • 25th Oct 2009

“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to remove collective worship from all non-faith schools.”

Will E.T. Look Like Us? • Michael Shermer - Scientific American • 25th Oct 2009

Evolution helps us imagine what aliens might be like

An Atheist's Review of the Book of Genesis Illustrated by a Legendary Comics Artist • Greta Christina - alternet.org • 24th Oct 2009

This isn't Beatrix Potter here. It's more like "Dangerous Liaisons" by way of Quentin Tarantino. With tents, sand, and sheep.

Business as usual for Vatican Enterprises, Inc. • Paula Kirby, Newsweek, On Faith • 24th Oct 2009

'It is business as usual," said the Archbishop of Canterbury at the press conference announcing the Vatican's latest attempt to poach disaffected Anglicans. And how right he was. The Roman Catholic Church is a giant multinational corporation, differing from its business equivalents only in that they pay their taxes.

Genome analysis changes diagnosis • BBC • 24th Oct 2009

A critically ill Turkish boy has had his life saved after scientists were able to read his genome quickly and work out that he had a wrong diagnosis.

Michael Green: Master of the universe • Aida Edemariam - guardian.co.uk • 24th Oct 2009

Michael Green is the new Lucasian chair of mathematics at Cambridge

From Delusion To Denial • Tehelka (Indian Magazine) • 23rd Oct 2009

Richard Dawkins’ newest work is hugely rewarding but is it a book for the ages, asks RAJARAM NITYANANDA

Scientists oppose plan to fund research according to economic value • Joanna Sugden - TimesOnline • 23rd Oct 2009

Hundreds of eminent scientists including Professor Richard Dawkins and six Nobel prizewinners are campaigning against plans to put an end to university research that is deemed worthless.

A Bitter Rift Divides Atheists • Barbara Bradley Hagerty - NPR • 23rd Oct 2009

Last month, atheists marked Blasphemy Day at gatherings around the world, and celebrated the freedom to denigrate and insult religion.

Epic humpback whale battle filmed • Matt Walker - BBC Earth News • 23rd Oct 2009

It is the greatest animal battle on the planet, and it has finally been caught on camera.

Two White Guys Walk Into a Bar... • Lisa Miller, Newsweek • 22nd Oct 2009

Let's move beyond faith versus reason.

Transworld Acquires A New Book By Richard Dawkins • [UPDATE] Press Release - booktrade.info • 22nd Oct 2009

Transworld Publishers is delighted to announce the acquisition of a new book by Richard Dawkins , WHAT IS A RAINBOW, REALLY?, in collaboration with the renowned illustrator, Dave McKean.

Get ready for conservative Bible • Leonard Pitts, Jr. - Miami Herald • 22nd Oct 2009

So we may soon have ourselves a conservative Bible. Besides Fox News, I mean.

'A Universe From Nothing' by Lawrence Krauss, AAI 2009 • Lawrence Krauss, AAI, RDFRS, Josh Timonen • 22nd Oct 2009

Lawrence Krauss gives a talk on our current picture of the universe, how it will end, and how it could have come from nothing. Krauss is the author of many bestselling books on Physics and Cosmology, including "The Physics of Star Trek."

Richard Dawkins: Discussion of His New Book, The Greatest Show on Earth • Nicollette Barsamian - Columbia Daily Spectator • 22nd Oct 2009

Review of Richard Dawkins' book signing and discussion at the Tribeca Barnes and Noble on Oct 21.

Meet Harun Yahya • Steve Paulson - Slate • 22nd Oct 2009

The leading creationist in the Muslim world.

Richard Dawkins - Darwin's Brave New World • CBC.ca - Documentary • 21st Oct 2009

Extended Discussions with an Evolutionary Biologist

Are humans still evolving? Absolutely, says new analysis of long-term survey of human health • PHYSORG.com • 21st Oct 2009

Although advances in medical care have improved standards of living over time, humans aren't entirely sheltered from the forces of natural selection, a new study shows.

Richard Dawkins defends theory of evolution • Kari Miller - Minnesota Public Radio • 20th Oct 2009

A vociferous defender of Darwin, Richard Dawkins has a new book that lists the evidence that the theory of evolution explains how life on Earth came to be.

Richard Dawkins: Universal DNA Code Is 'Knockdown' Evidence of Evolution • Brevy Cannon - UVaToday • 20th Oct 2009

Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins was on Grounds Friday to discuss his new book

Amazon.com Confuses the Ray Comfort Version of 'Origin of Species' and the real one! • itsmaxinthebox - YouTube • 20th Oct 2009

Video explains that Amazon currently mixes ratings and comments for Ray
Comfort's version of Origin with those of the "real" anniversary
edition thus giving buyers the wrong impression about the quality of
the respective books

Review - The Greatest Show On Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins • John R. Guthrie - California Literary Review • 20th Oct 2009

A Defender of Science

Intelligence Squared debate: Catholics humiliated by Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry • Andrew M Brown - Telegrapha.co.uk • 20th Oct 2009

I have just witnessed a rout – tonight’s Intelligence Squared debate. It considered the motion “The Catholic Church is a force for good in the world”. Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry,...

Time In A Bottle: Scientists Watch Evolution Unfold • ScienceDaily • 20th Oct 2009

ScienceDaily (Oct. 19, 2009) — A 21-year Michigan State University experiment that distills the essence of evolution in laboratory flasks not only demonstrates natural selection at work, but could lead to biotechnology and medical research advances, researchers sai