StarTalk Live! Evolution with Richard Dawkins (Part 1)

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StarTalk Live! Evolution with Richard Dawkins (Part 1)

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Feb 28, 2015

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Science and rationality take the stage when Neil deGrasse Tyson welcomes Richard Dawkins and Bill Nye to NYC’s Beacon Theater to discuss evolution, with help from comics Eugene Mirman, Jim Gaffigan and Maeve Higgins.

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