Author's introduction

Editor's introduction

I. The value(s) of science. The values of science and the science of values ; Speaking up for science : an open letter to Prince Charles ; Science and sensibility ; Dolittle and Darwin

II. All its merciless glory. 'More Darwinian than Darwin' : the Darwin-Wallace papers ; Universal Darwinism ; An ecology of replicators ; Twelve misunderstandings of kin selection

III. Future conditional. Net gain ; Intelligent aliens ; Searching under the lamp-post ; Fifty years on : killing the soul?

IV. Mind control, mischief and muddle. The 'Alabama insert' ; The guided missiles of 9/11 ; The theology of the tsunami ; Merry Christmas, Prime Minister! ; The science of religion ; Is science a religion? ; Atheists for Jesus

V. Living in the real world. The dead hand of Plato ; 'Beyond reasonable doubt'? ; But can they suffer? ; I love fireworks, but... ; Who would rally against reason? ; In praise of subtitles; or, a drubbing for dubbing ; If I ruled the world...

VI. The sacred truth of nature. About time ; The giant tortoise's tale : islands within islands ; The sea turtle's tale : there and back again (and again?) ; Farewell to a digerati dreamer

VII. Laughing at live dragons. Fundraising for faith ; The great bus mystery ; Jarvis and the family tree ; Gerin oil ; Sage elder statesman of the dinosaur fancy ; Athorism : let's hope it's a lasting vogue ; Dawkins' laws

VIII. No man is an island. Memories of a maestro ; O my beloved father : John Dawkins, 1915-2010 ; More than my uncle : A.F. 'Bill' Dawkins, 1916-2009 ; Honouring Hitch.

The values of science and the science of values

Speaking up for science: an open letter to Prince Charles

Science and sensibility

Dolittle and Darwin

'More Darwinian than Darwin': the Darwin-Wallace papers

Universal Darwinism

An ecology of replicators

Twelve misunderstandings of kin selection

Net gain

Intelligent aliens

Searching under the lamp-post

Fifty years on: killing the soul?

The 'Alabama insert'

The guided missiles of 9/11

The theology of the tsunami

Merry Christmas, prime minister!

The science of religion

Is science a religion?

Atheists for Jesus

The dead hand of Plato

'Beyond reasonable doubt'?

But can they suffer?

I love fireworks, but...

Who would rally against reason?

In praise of subtitles; or, a drubbing for dubbing

If I ruled the world...

About time

The giant tortoise's tale: islands within islands

The sea turtle's tale: there and back again (and again?)

Farewell to a digerati dreamer

Fundraising for faith

The great bus mystery

Jarvis and the family tree

Gerin oil

Sage elder statesman of the dinosaur fancy

Athorism: let's hope it's a lasting vogue

Dawkins' laws

Memories of a maestro

O my beloved father: John Dawkins, 1915-2010

More than my uncle: A. F. 'Bill' Dawkins, 1916-2009

Honouring hitch.