The Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins Christmas Lecture 4 : The Ultraviolet Garden
Dec 27, 2023
Explore how animals, birds, and insects experience the universe. Learn about the intricate relationship between flowers and pollinators, with a focus on bees. Discover the similarities between computer viruses and DNA viruses. Discuss the possibility of life on other planets through panspermia. Dive into the behavior and structure of insect colonies, and gain a new perspective on bees' wings as 'plant wings'.
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Episode notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
Introduction
00:00 • 4min
An Encounter with a Strange Dairy Animal
03:41 • 2min
Seeing through the Eyes of Bees: The Intricate Relationship Between Flowers and Pollinators
06:00 • 10min
Computer Viruses and DNA Viruses
15:47 • 10min
The Origin and Spread of Life in the Universe
25:25 • 15min
Insect Colonies and the Purpose of Flowers
40:31 • 5min