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Feeling "inchoate stress" from interviewing politicians, Dreifus convinced her bosses at the New York Times to let her interview scientists. Gathered here are nearly 40 interviews with not only widely recognized author-scientists such as Martin Rees and Stephen Jay Gould but also researchers rarely sought out by reporters. Disdainful of the interview candidates pushed on her by university flacks, Dreifus (among other approaches) would instead attend scientific conferences; one yielded a talk with an enthusiastic expert in birdsongs. Dreifus also seeks out lesser-known women scientists. If not always well represented in science, they are increasingly populating its disciplines, examples of whom, such as the director of the National Science Foundation (microbiologist Rita Colwell), recall, at Dreifus' prompting, the rampant sexism they have encountered and overcome. Although Dreifus does not have a science background, she is meticulous about doing preparatory work for each interview and often picks people who have not arrived in science along conventional routes, such as former cocktail waitress and NIH immunologist Polly Matzinger. A lively reprise from the paper's science section. Gilbert Taylor
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Feeling "inchoate stress" from interviewing politicians, Dreifus convinced her bosses at the New York Times to let her interview scientists. Gathered here are nearly 40 interviews with not only widely recognized author-scientists such as Martin Rees and Stephen Jay Gould but also researchers rarely sought out by reporters. Disdainful of the interview candidates pushed on her by university flacks, Dreifus (among other approaches) would instead attend scientific conferences; one yielded a talk with an enthusiastic expert in birdsongs. Dreifus also seeks out lesser-known women scientists. If not always well represented in science, they are increasingly populating its disciplines, examples of whom, such as the director of the National Science Foundation (microbiologist Rita Colwell), recall, at Dreifus' prompting, the rampant sexism they have encountered and overcome. Although Dreifus does not have a science background, she is meticulous about doing preparatory work for each interview and often picks people who have not arrived in science along conventional routes, such as former cocktail waitress and NIH immunologist Polly Matzinger. A lively reprise from the paper's science section. Gilbert Taylor
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"Claudia Dreifus gives readers the luxury of great conversation, and the necessity of personal bridges into the scientific world. Rarely has learning been so pleasurable."--Gloria Steinem
"This is a wonderful book, crackling with character, eloquence, quirk, and wit. You'll have fun reading it and you'll learn a lot without knowing what hit you."--Natalie Angier
"This is a wonderful book, crackling with character, eloquence, quirk, and wit. You'll have fun reading it and you'll learn a lot without knowing what hit you."--Natalie Angier
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Inside This Book Citations: This book cites 100 books Explore: Citations | Concordance | Text Stats Key Phrases - SIPs: recent morning, twistor theory Key Phrases - CAPs: New York, United States, John Horgan, Scientific American, University of California (more) Browse Sample Pages: Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover | Surprise Me! |
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Sir Martin Rees, 55, one of the world's leading theorists on cosmic evolution, the Astronomer Royal of Great Britain and author of Before the Beginning: Our Universe and Others (Addison-Wesley, 1997), was in the United States this month to receive the Franklin Institute's $250,000 Bower Award for "achievement in science." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, United States, John Horgan, Scientific American, University of California, Cooper Union, Sir Arthur, Big Bang, John Glenn, New Jersey, Nobel Prize, San Francisco, Sir Martin Rees, Ira Flatow, National Science Foundation, Rita Colwell, Rush Holt, San Andreas Fault, Science Times, Space Odyssey, Stephen Jay Gould, Tanya Atwater, Eleanor Baum, Indiana University, Jeff Getty New!
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Sir Martin Rees, 55, one of the world's leading theorists on cosmic evolution, the Astronomer Royal of Great Britain and author of Before the Beginning: Our Universe and Others (Addison-Wesley, 1997), was in the United States this month to receive the Franklin Institute's $250,000 Bower Award for "achievement in science." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
recent morning, twistor theory Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, John Horgan, Scientific American, University of California, Cooper Union, Sir Arthur, Big Bang, John Glenn, New Jersey, Nobel Prize, San Francisco, Sir Martin Rees, Ira Flatow, National Science Foundation, Rita Colwell, Rush Holt, San Andreas Fault, Science Times, Space Odyssey, Stephen Jay Gould, Tanya Atwater, Eleanor Baum, Indiana University, Jeff Getty New!
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover | Surprise Me!