We should keep and protect Mr Dawkins at all cost. We are so lucky to live in a time when he's with us. Both Carl Sagan and C. Hitchens have passed away way too soon and before their time. We need more people like Dawkins with us today.

My interest in Prof. Dawkins started with The Selfish Gene decades ago. He helped me to instill the importance of science into my daughter who is now also a scientist. Years ago while she was at UC Berkeley Prof Dawkins was lecturing there and we both attended. I brought my original dog eared copy of Selfish Gene in hopes of an autograph and sure enough he was gracious enough to oblige.

Haven't seen a lot of Richard recently I've worried about him, so it is amazing to hear him sound so lucid and looking well. Keep on keeping on! We need you at the moment Professor.

Dawkins never compromised. He called fools fools and didn't give a damn. For instance, he didn't hesitate to call nonsense Jordan P started talking stupid.

Oh, I’m so excited! I didn’t know Dawkins would be on today. Two of my favourite minds. ♥️ I wish they knew how much of a comfort and source of joy they’ve been to me. For many years, it was very lonely being a Black atheist (especially in Texas). Hitch, Dawkins, Krauss… helped me so much more than I can ever express. Thank you.

Great podcast. Great to see, two of my favorite teachers, together again. Thank you very much..

Dawkins' books changed my life 14 years ago

Two of my most favourite scientists, ever.

I can remember getting his book "The God Delusion" after seeing an interview with him. An acquaintance of mine said, "Oh, he is that crazy scientist." Thanks for opening that truthful, rational rabbit hole, Richard!

I've loved that Krauss has let Dawkins do a little talking a few times.

These 2 scientists have been very influential figures in my life.

Probably two of the most influential scientists in the modern time; I’m most grateful to them

Beautiful to see them chatting again here ♥️♥️

I love Dawkins!❤. His comments, always so well explained. I started reading Dawkins when I had doubts as a believer and I am glad I did! Now I am not a believer and happy to be one. He helped so much! I think without reading him probably I would be thinking that it was me, that I was weak having doubts, I know it sounds silly but I didn’t allow myself to THINK! 🙄. Reading him I realized its OK. 🤷‍♀️. Haha! It sounds so stupid but it was like that. Thank you Richard Dawkins!

This was both fascinating and wonderful to watch. Lawrence, and Richard: You two are heroes for your decades of work of communicating science and reason. Ignorance is like darkness and you two are radiant beacons of light. Keep on shining, my friends.

Two great minds. How lucky I am to live in this era to learn from such phenomenal teachers. I am from India

"The Selfish Cell" was a great title. (Titles can be deceiving) I love "Flights of Fancy."" I have "John Gould's Birds" John Gould was the leading publisher of ornnitholical illustrations in Victorian Britain. The 'birdman' as he liked to be called had been 'enamored with nature, and her charming attitudes' at an early age. "The Monograph of Kangaroos" (1841-1844) and the mammals of Australia (1845-1863), both lively and exciting accounts of wild life in that unexplored continent. His scientific researchers were widely acknowledged; he had been elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1843, when he was only 39 years old. Birds in flight are beautiful as all species in every category. It is ridiculous that in America that evolution is still being fought over because of religious divisions. I always loved Carl Sagan and Christopher Hitchens and Mr. Dawkins. Open minds of enormous contribution to our world. Sir David Attenborough's documentaries are awesome of nature. Leonardo Da Vinci had extradinary intelligence with his artistry. The Galapagos Islands, I can only imagine what it was like when Charles Darwin first arrived there. Today the have been having problems with plastic in ocean and the locals and scientists are working hard to help there. Man has become greedy. The butterfly swim is the most difficult for the swimmer. It takes enormous strength. Our galaxies, stars, suns, moons, black holes, dark matter lives in infinity as well as our oceans of depth of exploration of the unknown. Thank all of have made contributions in sciences of vast education of the worlds of wonder with creating hypothesis of nature. This was a fascinating discussion and I thank you Lawrence Krauss and Richard Dawson for this informative discussion. Elon Musk does not have the balance inside his mind , the ego gets in the way in my opinion. "I dont know what your destiny will be. but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be truly happy who will have sought and found how to serve." Albert Enistein

Oh, I’m so excited! I didn’t know Dawkins would be on today. Two of my favourite minds. ♥ I wish they knew how much of a comfort and source of joy they’ve been to me. For many years, it was very lonely being a Black atheist (especially in Texas). Hitch, Dawkins, Krauss… helped me so much more than I can ever express. Thank you.

I could listen to Richard Dawkins for hours

Thank you so much for this conversation, Dr. Krauss.

*hears “Dawkins” & immediately checks running time* Two hours?. hell yeah!! 🍿

It is sad to think that time will end the content these two produce. I will watch all I can in the mean time.

These minds should live forever!

We need more discussions like this. Thank you Lawrence and Richard.

Wonderful. Bought a signed copy of Flights of Fancy about 10 seconds into the podcast. Lovely setting, great dialogue, a beautiful start to a Saturday morning. Thank you both for sharing your intellects with us.

So good to see Richard back in Canada, Always good to see him and Richard. Science is truly wonderful.

What a TERRIFIC conversation! Thank you BOTH!

I can't express how much you guys had helped me about 5 years ago when I was a fresh skeptics surrounded by religious drunkies and Dawkins, Krauss, Hitch, and Sam Harris, plus Matt Dilahunty have helped me sharpen my logics, scientific knowledge, etc... Today I am a well informed atheist. I have bought most of their books, and I've been supporting this channel from day 1. I really appreciate your work guys. Kudos to you all. Keep up the good work!

Morris' painting is fantastic. Selfish Gene causes something in my mind to perk up and it's because those two words have never been seen together. It still makes one react to the bizarre combination of words. It is a smashing title for a book. Richard is doing what we all do and that is we all make decisions and then later, sometimes, we can have doubts. I once asked a finance manager what is the most important thing a manager in his busines must never do on the job. He told me something that I have taken to heart and try to live by to this very day. He said, "What he does is never to go back on a decision he made about anything at work. If he had to sack someone, rather than go back in your mind and start kicking yourself for being too hard on the person---he would not question his decision again. Rather than pine over not signing a contract with a supplier, he stood by his decision to go with another company. You're free from guilt when you don't beat yourself up for thinking you made the wrong decision. You made the right decision and the thing is you can't undo it; so why worry about it? Up until the moment I met that man I had done what Richard has done and that is go back in my mind and wonder out loud if Imade the right decision on just about everything. We only tread water in life if we don't believe in our decisions...

Thank you for this interview,Dr Krauss. Love your KZfaq channel. Though I have never met Professor Dawkins in person, he is my favorite Professor of Evolution through television starting in the 1990s when I was kid.

I can listen to you both all day, I barely understand some of things talked about, but that doesnt hurt the sheer joy of listening, thanks to both of youi.

I first saw you guys in that science storytelling show and I am hooked ever since. Whenever mind pops out a question regarding science and sometimes philosophy I search for "lawrance krauss the question that just popped in my mind" 🙂

What a way to bless ( easy now Dawkins) my saturday evening! Thank you.

My like came so easy. Having two of my best people on the planet interview each other... legendary!

Seeing these two scientists talking to each other , smiling , enjoying the converation make me happy somehow. Thanks to youtube.

Great podcast! I am extremely grateful to see two of my favorite scientists together.

Great interview. First time I have seen Richard so clearly happy and excited talking about a topic he is so passionate about. Most you tube videos show Richard and Larence in confrontational roles which while entertaining, don't provide a forum to hear them communicate about their specialist subjects

Such a great podcast. Thank you both very much.

I needed this ..two of my hero’s together again!!

Thank you for sharing this conversation

Two of my favourite people of all time. Watching them debate on religion is what got me interested in Biology and Physics. Science is awesome.

Awesome. Thanks to you both, seriously, for all of the years of hard work that it took to arrive at a podcast like this one.

More of this please my mind needs it.

I've missed you two ❤

Thank you. I was thinking just today how I wish so many people with these crazy ideas would have taken just one physics class.

Great to see this great exciting dynamic duo talking and sharing ideas again. Great minds. Great people.

Great GREAT interview. THANK YOU.

I really enjoyed this - two of my most favourite voices of reason in this turmoil of insanity these days - thank you very much! If you ever get to visit Galapagos together, please make it into a video series! I'd be delighted to watch ☺️

Two of my favourite scientists! Terrific.

I could listen to this all day❤️

I am happy to see here, how important your messages has been and shall be. Your presentations has helped many people. It is so important that we learn to valuate questions, make questions. It is the way to find things, learn things. Thank you for your work to promote humanity!

I ran into Krauss at an airport. “Lawrence Kraus!!” flew out of my mouth like a bird. He stopped and said, “Yeah.” My girlfriend took our picture. She was like, whose that? I said that’s the Bob Dylan of physics. My grandfather was a great physicist but he’s long gone. Krauss is a kind of avuncular physicist.

"Well, if you're Feynman all you need is Newtons laws and then you just derive everything from that..." lol Feynman is still my ultimate scientific hero and favourite bongo player.

Two joys here, 1 the video, 2 all the marvellous comments posted. Cheers SBM.

A great conversation.

Thank you both!

It's wonderful to imagine with facts. Thank you!

You both have given us so much for so long. Thank you so much for all the hope you've given us that no matter the stupidity , Reason and Scientific Brilliance can prevail and beam our species forward away from self destruction...

Excellent. Two of my favorite scientists

i love that more scientists are doing podcasts now. we need them

something to listen to and lighten up my weekend!

Absolute 💯 gratitude. Thank you both.

Thank you for this discussion. What I learned from it is that I need Flights of Fancy, it sounds fascinating.

Biophysicist here, love this conversation! Keep it up!

How I admire these two great minds. Thanks to the two who remind us this is a wonderful world and some minds make our lives more discerning. I salute both men with my heart from India

Nice to see Lawrence and Richard together again. I used to watch all the shows they did together back around 2012. I thought they had parted ways after those allegations against Krauss. Great to see them back.

Very glad prof dawkins is in fine and well

So relaxing to listen to you gentlemen!

Nice.. why am I just seeing this.. can't wait to watch all of this

Can't wait to watch the rest of this. I just learned that LK has a podcast. Just want to say the selfish gene was a great title and the title alone grabs me and Interests me and it was one of the best books I've ever read. It changed my perception of life.

I have ordered the book Flights of fancy and waiting anxiously for it to arrive. I have seen few more videos by Richard Dawkins and enjoying to the utmost. Thanks. v. k. bhalla

Wonderful to see these two!

Nice to see to great person together, love it

In South Australia, we began learning Physics, Biology and Chemistry in Year 10, High School. Mind you, that was in the 80s. Also, the curriculum was/is determined at a state by state level in Australia, so I don't even know how/when it was/is taught in the other states, such as Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales etc. It makes sense to me to learn all three subjects at the same time as they are so interconnected, though I probably didn't appreciate it at the time.

Great conversation, as there always are. And the Easter egg? Lawrence's shirt.

Excellent content, as always.

Can't believe this has only been up 7 days. Man, I'm doing through the top thinkers in the world and I just happened to look this up.

Ohh finally a new Richard Dawkins video/interview and with krauss on the other end! Man this is gonna be enjoyable on another level🤤🤤

The intro for your podcast is awesome

The blackhole makes up 7% of the mass of the entire galaxy?! Holy shit that puts things into perspective.

It's so good to watch this just after surviving the interview between Richard Dawkins and Jordan Peterson.

Dawkins is the greatest

I love you both, thanks for inspiring us for the world of science....

What a treat to see Dr. Dawkins in the flesh, thank you for the excellent interview Dr. Krauss! I’m seeing him in Brisbane in February!

Pure epicness....seeing people like you discussing life and science is such a delight, too bad it's hard to bring worlds together , schedules and distance BUT, use your charisma Mr Krauss and trick people into doing it more often, it ballances out the uselessness of the world today, it is much needed and very appreciated, good job gentlemen, best wishes and looking forward for more. P.S. Congrats on the latest book Mr. Dawkins.

it's always a joy to be privy to conversations that articulately and courageously flesh out the perennial conflict between the conversationaly defined stances of robust tentativity (science) and certitude-at-all-cost (religion as ideology). Both stances are strategies for attempting to tame the sense of overwhelming awe spawned by the combinatorially explosive aspectual nature of the unfolding lifeworld. Ironically, both are premised on the assumption that the lifeworld itself is intelligible.

A great conversation, Richard Dawkins really is a legend of science education. Though as an aerospace engineer, I do have a few issues with the wing lift discussion haha. Goes to show how complex and tough the physical explanation actually is of something we take for granted I suppose

1:38:00 we've been doing this for a long time in computer animation, we call it flocking, and basically a bird follows a path and any other birds stay within a certain distance and series of angles that are "springy", so they all follow a route, but with a delay and with a boundary. i think i first did one of these in the late 80's? but certainly it was "perfected" in the 90's. i did special effects on the movie of the original resident evil (milla, james perfoy and eric mabius), i did twenty or so shots of the creature (any shot with the tongue in i worked on) and although i had no part in the shot of the birds flocking, at the very beginning milla (alice) startles a flock of birds in a tree - that was computer graphics.

Excellent!

The contrast of this conversation after going from Richard's one with a creationist 😅

Two of my favorite people!

Canadian geese always migrated through Northern California. Many years ago they got to Marin County liked the year round mild weather and stayed.

When I listen to Richard Dawkins talk about evolution I feel like watching 5 documentaries about evolution

Love both of these guys.

High School Physics, then Chemistry, then Biology. Great point! I would have liked a narrative throughput.

It was due to Professor Krauss' book "A Universe From Nothing" which I read in February 2016 that I went from being an agnostic -which I was for thirty-seven years -to an atheist. I shortly thereafter read Professor Dawkins' book "The God Delusion". These two men have been beacon lights for me in our modern age, i.e., mentors. I have read Darwin's two major works as well. I grew up Mormon but cannot accept the validity of it -or any -religion. Many thanks to all those scientists for all their hard work in seeking to understand the world as it is, not as religion would like it to be. May good health and happiness accompany these two great men. Thank you both for helping to remove the scales from my eyes and helping me to see my place in this grand existence!!!! Atheist in a Mormon town.

You're not alone. Regards from Australia.

Nature is amazing. What a wonderful two hour podcast.

A lot of people, including myself, discovered Dawkins because of Nightwish, namely his reading of Darwin in their song "The Greatest Show on Earth". What a fascinating conversation

listening to you two with your ears covered