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A passionate advocate of scientific endeavour, Medwar wrote, lectured and reviewed widely, describing the glories of scientific achievement and warning of the dangers of pseudo-scientific deception. In his view the greatest threat is posed not by science itself, but by a misunderstanding of science. A tireless searcher after truth and merciless debunker of myths, he was famous not only for his work in immunology, but also for the astonishing power and clarity of his writing, which had made - and continues to make - an incalcuable contribution to the public understanding of science. This selection, made posthumously from essays now unavailable elsewhere, and including some previously unpublished material, covers a characteristically wide range of subjects: genetics, evolution, creativity, philosophy, scientific fraud, how to survive in hospital after a stroke, and attitudes to death and the prolongation of life. In includes the 1959 Reith Lectures "The Future of Man" and a hitherto unpublished transcript of a BBC interview, "My Life in Science".
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Bradley Ward
reviewed The threat and the glory on January 09, 2015
The threat and the glory
This is an uneven collection of assorted essays from the brilliant scientist Peter Medawar, published after his death. While Medawar is an elegant and eloquent writer, this book has the feeling of a record album of mediocre singles released after the death of the artist. Included, for instance, is a review by the author of the 1974 edition of Encyclopaedia Brittanica. There are a few high points, including a discussion of Karl Popper's scientific philosophy, and a lecture series on 'The Future of Man' which, though somewhat dated, makes some interesting observations on social evolution, which due to the power of language bypasses genetics and so ironically can be described as Lamarkian rather than Darwinian. This is not the best place to start with Peter Medawar; his autobiography ('Memoirs of a Thinking Radish') is a more compelling read.
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