With the publication of the international bestseller The Selfish Gene some thirty years ago, Richard Dawkins powerfully captured a newly emerging way of understanding evolution--a gene's eye view. Dawkins went on to publish five more bestselling books, including The Blind Watchmaker and Unweaving the Rainbow. He is one of the most high profile public intellectuals today and any attempt to understand the scientific view of the world must grapple with his ideas.
Now, in this exciting collection of original essays, some of the world's leading thinkers offer their take on how Dawkins has...

This volume puts model formulae-the methodology used to analyze linear statistics-firmly within the grasp of undergraduates for the first time since its initial development in the 1960s. The authors assume a basic knowledge of statistics, up to and including one and two sample t-tests and their non-parametric equivalents. They then introduce the General Linear Model, providing the conceptual framework needed to understand what the method does (using geometrical illustrations rather than mathematical proofs). The ideas are introduced in a simple and steady progression with worked examples and...