I never had a chance to read Dawkins work and the following 5 lectures have motivated me immensely to read at least a couple of his famous books like “The Selfish gene” and “ Blind Watchmaker”. Ep 1: Waking Up in the Universe - Growing Up in the Universe - Richard Dawkins Ep2: Designed and Designoid Objects - Growing Up in the Universe - Richard Dawkins Ep3: Climbing Mount Improbable - Growing Up in the Universe - Richard Dawkins

This book is more an historical account of two scientists (Alexander von Humboldt, Carl Friedrich Gauss) than a work of fiction.Daniel Kehlmann weaves interesting fiction around these two brilliant scientists exploring their lives, their view points, their personalities that seem to be completely opposite. Alexander von Humboldt believed that knowledge comes from exploring the world, while Gauss pretty much developed everything sitting in an observatory.  Alexander von Humboldt

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“Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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