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42. Carl Djerassi on the acts of creation and procreation

42. Carl Djerassi on the acts of creation and procreation

by Len Fisher | 24 Feb 2015 | Mini Stories from Science

Carl Djerassi invented the contraceptive pill, which blocks the physical act of creation at the very start. But in other respects he was an extraordinarily creative person, a poet,  novelist and art collector as well as a scientist, and in conversation with Lewis...
28. How do scientists communicate with each other? I: The casual conversation

28. How do scientists communicate with each other? I: The casual conversation

by Len Fisher | 2 Feb 2015 | Mini Stories from Science

When scientists share their how they are thinking, the first steps are usually very informal – the ‘drop in’ conversation, coffee room, the excited email, the pub. The eccentric biologist Lewis Wolpert, well-known outside science for his scornful dismissals of...

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