Randolph Nesse Interview (1/5) - Richard Dawkins
http://RichardDawkins.net - This is the uncut interview with Randolph Nesse from the 'The Genius of Charles Darwin' presented by Richard Dawkins. Randolph Nesse is the author of 'Why We...
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Dawkins: Randy, you and I are both Darwinians, obviously, but you're a medical doctor, and I'm not. It's always struck me that a lot of medical doctors don't seem quite to have caught up, 150 years after the origin, is that your impression too? Nesse: They're all very interested once they find out about it, but, very few doctors have had the chance to get an education in evolutionary biology, and boy do I ever wish I had! Dawkins: Yes! (laughter) Nesse: When I was getting my medical education there were so many things that would have made a lot more sense, if someone had just really explained how natural selection works. Dawkins: There are some doctors who feel "Well all I need do then is to learn about a lot of other animals as th...
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Dawkins: Randy, you and I are both Darwinians, obviously, but you're a medical doctor, and I'm not. It's always struck me that a lot of medical doctors don't seem quite to have caught up, 150 years after the origin, is that your impression too? Nesse: They're all very interested once they find out about it, but, very few doctors have had the chance to get an education in evolutionary biology, and boy do I ever wish I had! Dawkins: Yes! (laughter) Nesse: When I was getting my medical education there were so many things that would have made a lot more sense, if someone had just really explained how natural selection works. Dawkins: There are some doctors who feel "Well all I need do then is to learn about a lot of other animals as th...
