Richard Dawkins: Insurance Policy: Two Eggs, One Survivor
Richard Dawkins explains the related egg-laying habits of Nazca Boobies, Blue Footed Boobies and Gannetts. These evolved adaptations may seem cruel to us, but the genes for these varying insurance policies get passed on through the surviving chicks to future generations. Download Quicktime: iPhone: c0116791.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com 720p HD: c0116791.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com Get the RDF TV podcast through iTunes! itunes.apple.com “In May 2007 Josh and I were among those who went to Galapagos with a large group from the Center for Inquiry. As we walked with the guided parties over the islands, Josh took every opportunity to film the wildlife. Occasionally he would turn the camera on me, and I would ad lib a few words about whatever animals we were looking at. These ‘vignettes’ were unscripted and unrehearsed, and there was no time for any “Take 2″ repetitions, because the guided walk was moving on.” Richard If you enjoy the video, and would like to help us make more videos like this, please consider donating $1 (or any other amount you’d like) to The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science: richarddawkinsfoundation.org Camera & Music by JOSH TIMONEN Presented by THE RICHARD DAWKINS FOUNDATION FOR REASON AND SCIENCE
Orwellian insurance policy offers “discounts” to spy on how you drive
The Progressive Insurance company paves the path for widespread GPS tracking of driving habits with their “Snap Shot” discount program. Check out Big Brother: The Orwellian Nightmare Come True by Mark Dice on Amazon.com, Kindle, or Nook. Mark Dice is a media analyst, social critic, political activist, and author who, in an entertaining and educational way, gets people to question our celebrity obsessed culture, and the role the mainstream media plays in shaping our lives. Mark frequently stirs up controversy from his commentaries, protests, and boycotts, and has repeatedly been featured in major media outlets around the world. Several of Mark’s YouTube videos have gone viral, earning him a mention on ABC’s The View, Fox News’ O’Reilly Factor, TMZ.com, and other mainstream media outlets. Mark has also been featured in (or attacked in) the New York Post’s Page Six, Rolling Stone Magazine, USA Today, The New York Daily News, and in major papers in Pakistan and Iran. Mark Dice appears in several documentary films including Invisible Empire, and The 9/11 Chronicles, and was featured on the History Channel’s Decoded. He enjoys enlightening zombies, as he calls them, (ignorant people) about the mass media’s effect on our culture, pointing out Big Brother’s prying eyes, and exposing elite secret societies along with scumbag politicians and their corrupt political agendas. He also habitually calls into several top-rated talk shows, including the Sean Hannity Show, Glenn Beck, and …
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