Richard Dawkins Award
The Atheist Alliance International has given out the Richard Dawkins Award since 2003. The award is named after Richard Dawkins, an English zoologist who was named the world's top thinker in 2013.[1] The award is given out to individuals that raised public consciousness of atheism in the past year.
Recipients:
- 2003: James Randi
- 2004: Ann Druyan
- 2005: Penn & Teller
- 2006: Julia Sweeney
- 2007: Daniel Dennett
- 2008: Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- 2009: Bill Maher[2]
- 2010: Susan Jacoby[3]
- 2011: Christopher Hitchens[4]
- 2012: Eugenie Scott[5]
- 2013: Steven Pinker[6]
- 2014: Rebecca Goldstein[7]
- 2015: Jerry Coyne[8]
References
- ↑ "Richard Dawkins named world's top thinker in poll". theguardian.com. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ↑ "Bill Maher gets the Richard Dawkins Award? That’s like Jenny McCarthy getting an award for public health". scienceblogs.com. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ↑ "Inspiring Women of TAM 2013: Susan Jacoby". skepticink.com. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ↑ "Christopher Hitchens: one man's service in the war against delusion". theguardian.com. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ↑ "2012 Richard Dawkins Award for Eugenie Scott". richarddawkins.net.
- ↑ "Dr. Steven Pinker to Receive 2013 Richard Dawkins Award". atheistallianceamerica.org. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ↑ http://secularsites.net/AAA-live/richard-dawkins-award-presentation/
- ↑ http://atheistallianceamerica.org/articles/jerry-coyne-receives-2015-richard-dawkins-award/
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