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James D. Watson

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For Good or Evil: The Contradictory Legacy of James D. Watson

Let’s hope that whoever writes the future history of science will, like the bidder for that Nobel medal, be merciful to him. Read More ›
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Is Information in DNA “Abstract”? Physicist Randy Isaac Responds

"How can we determine whether a 10-digit number is a random number or a specified telephone number to call your mother?" Read More ›
Gertrude Himmelfarb
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#10 Story of 2020: Farewell to Gertrude Himmelfarb

It is comforting to know that Himmelfarb never lost her intellectual acuity or her moral passion on the subject. Read More ›
Wilson Darwin

Himmelfarb and Her Haters

What can be said of Darwin and the Darwinian Revolution in the dusk of 2009, fifty year after its original publication? Is it a terrible book? Read More ›

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