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A short review of Unweaving the Rainbow published by the Folio Society

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Dawkins wrote Unweaving the Rainbow on becoming Professor of Public Understanding of Science at Oxford, and it is his most wide-ranging book -- an inspirational odyssey through seas of science and culture. Dawkins reveals himself to be a true polymath: his flair for literary criticism is salutary to the non-scientist, while his grasp of physics, astronomy and mathematics, as well as his own specialism in evolutionary biology, enables him to elucidate each subject's mysteries. He debunks the myths found in astrology and the 'paranormal', not in order to mock credulity, but because the true wonders of astronomy and physics are so much more impressive. In fact, Dawkins's hypothesis is that human superstition provides interesting clues to our evolutionary journey.

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