tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post115405066329157698..comments2024-02-04T10:42:07.020-05:00Comments on Light reading: Daedalus, or, Science and the FutureJenny Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295436498255927522noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-4836564221763431042009-11-06T07:07:27.711-05:002009-11-06T07:07:27.711-05:00A great article indeed and a very detailed, realis...A great article indeed and a very detailed, realistic and superb analysis of the current and past scenarios. I would like to thank the author of this article for contributing such a lovely and mind-opening article.Term Papershttp://www.ghostpapers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-1154630187747563372006-08-03T14:36:00.000-04:002006-08-03T14:36:00.000-04:00Haldane writes so well, have you read "Science and...Haldane writes so well, have you read "Science and Everyday Life" (I have it in a second-hand Pelican edition), which is a collection of his columns for (I believe) the Daily Worker? It was the engagingly naive yet breezy idea that if you educated the working classes then they would be enabled and empowered. The book is full of gems like "Is a banana a fruit or a vegetable".<BR/><BR/>Also his classic "On Being the Right Size" is fab.<BR/><BR/>I read a good biography of Haldane by Ronald Clark -- slightly wooden but the eccentricity and intellectual arrogance (maybe I mean self-certainty) shine through. He was so sure of himself he swallowed some powerful alkali as he had calculated how much would neutralise the acid in the stomach. Also his self-experiments on diving are scary.<BR/><BR/>Have you ever read the wonderful John Maynard Smith? He died fairly recently but he bore Haldane's torch (politically and scientifically) and wrote absolutely beautifully, with wonderful clarity of thought.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.com