momto2Cs Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 On Sunday, Richard Dawkins was in the area, promoting his new autobiography. Ds and I went to hear him speak, and afterwards, we got to meet the man himself, and get books signed. Ds was very excited about this meeting, and now wants to read a lot more of his books. He was particularly thrilled to find that Dawkins was great friends with Douglas Adams, who is ds's all-time favorite author. Just sharing his joy! (Dawkins, ds, and the woman who arranged the talk) 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albeto. Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 How exciting for him! Did he get a chance to chat? Ask any questions? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 :hurray: So exciting! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Super cool! I'm listening to An Appetite for Wonder right now. I wish I'd realized he was in town! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted October 6, 2015 Author Share Posted October 6, 2015 How exciting for him! Did he get a chance to chat? Ask any questions? Just for a couple of minutes as Dawkins had to go off to a fundraising dinner event. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Very cool! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J&JMom Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 On Sunday, Richard Dawkins was in the area, promoting his new autobiography. Ds and I went to hear him speak, and afterwards, we got to meet the man himself, and get books signed. Ds was very excited about this meeting, and now wants to read a lot more of his books. He was particularly thrilled to find that Dawkins was great friends with Douglas Adams, who is ds's all-time favorite author. Just sharing his joy! (Dawkins, ds, and the woman who arranged the talk Personally, I am not a fan of Dawkins (though I have read some of his stuff), however, I was privileged to meet Douglas Adams before his passing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 Personally, I am not a fan of Dawkins (though I have read some of his stuff), however, I was privileged to meet Douglas Adams before his passing. I too got to meet Douglas Adams once, and have always been thankful I had that opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 How lovely! DD is reading Selfish Gene now for a WTM Academy class. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 How lovely! DD is reading Selfish Gene now for a WTM Academy class. Which class is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 She's taking the biology class and really enjoying it. I believe the reading is part of the Living Book Analysis as described in the syllabus. We don't have a lot of experience with online classes except AoPS, but WTMA is a win for us. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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