multiple sclerosis immigration and Darwin are just a few of the lofty ideas
Darwin are just a few of the lofty ideas
Darwin are just a few of the lofty ideas covered in the origin of species hi I’m
covered in the origin of species hi I’m
covered in the origin of species hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with author nina ricci about his latest
with author nina ricci about his latest
with author nina ricci about his latest book your latest book shares its name
book your latest book shares its name
book your latest book shares its name with a piece by Darwin do you want to
with a piece by Darwin do you want to
with a piece by Darwin do you want to explain to us you’re the Origin of
explain to us you’re the Origin of
explain to us you’re the Origin of Species the main story involves the
Species the main story involves the
Species the main story involves the protagonist Alex’s relationship with a
protagonist Alex’s relationship with a
protagonist Alex’s relationship with a woman he meets at the outset who has
woman he meets at the outset who has
woman he meets at the outset who has multiple sclerosis and hanging off of
multiple sclerosis and hanging off of
multiple sclerosis and hanging off of that there are a lot of sub stories and
that there are a lot of sub stories and
that there are a lot of sub stories and subplots including a trip that he took
subplots including a trip that he took
subplots including a trip that he took to the Galapagos a few years before the
to the Galapagos a few years before the
to the Galapagos a few years before the story opens that ended up having a very
story opens that ended up having a very
story opens that ended up having a very dramatic effect on him much as Darwin’s
dramatic effect on him much as Darwin’s
dramatic effect on him much as Darwin’s own trip to the Galapagos what made you
own trip to the Galapagos what made you
own trip to the Galapagos what made you make this connection with Darwin the
make this connection with Darwin the
make this connection with Darwin the last book that I wrote was a book based
last book that I wrote was a book based
last book that I wrote was a book based on the life of Jesus and it seemed to me
on the life of Jesus and it seemed to me
on the life of Jesus and it seemed to me the Darwin is really the next big thing
the Darwin is really the next big thing
the Darwin is really the next big thing after Jesus he was a guy who really
after Jesus he was a guy who really
after Jesus he was a guy who really changed the way that we think about the
changed the way that we think about the
changed the way that we think about the world when was the seed for this book
world when was the seed for this book
world when was the seed for this book planted in your mind I guess there were
planted in your mind I guess there were
planted in your mind I guess there were a couple of seeds one was a book that I
a couple of seeds one was a book that I
a couple of seeds one was a book that I read called The Selfish Gene by richard
read called The Selfish Gene by richard
read called The Selfish Gene by richard dawkins he was able to look at things
dawkins he was able to look at things
dawkins he was able to look at things like altruism as something that did not
like altruism as something that did not
like altruism as something that did not contradict theories of evolution that
contradict theories of evolution that
contradict theories of evolution that that essentially even altruism had a
that essentially even altruism had a
that essentially even altruism had a kind of selfish origin the other source
kind of selfish origin the other source
kind of selfish origin the other source was a woman I met who was suffering from
was a woman I met who was suffering from
was a woman I met who was suffering from MS she was a very close friend who also
MS she was a very close friend who also
MS she was a very close friend who also got me thinking about some of the deeper
got me thinking about some of the deeper
got me thinking about some of the deeper questions the question of what does it
questions the question of what does it
questions the question of what does it mean to be a useful member of society
mean to be a useful member of society
mean to be a useful member of society and evolutionarily speaking they are not
and evolutionarily speaking they are not
and evolutionarily speaking they are not the fittest organisms and yet seen from
the fittest organisms and yet seen from
the fittest organisms and yet seen from another perspective they
another perspective they
another perspective they often provide a kind of value and joy
often provide a kind of value and joy
often provide a kind of value and joy that is really the essence of what we
that is really the essence of what we
that is really the essence of what we consider important in life thank you
consider important in life thank you
consider important in life thank you very much you’re very welcome
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