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Review of 2023 book: How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology Philip Ball. ISBN9781529095999

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[–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Lol you're saying with a chapter you don't even need to read the rest of it? And you're a scientist?

[–] lemmyseikai@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Username half checks out.

Yes, because I know this material well enough that I could have written this book, and have written multiple papers on closely related topics as well as taught courses on this material.

I’m sorry if that seems weird but it’s what happens when you become an expert in a field, especially one as narrow as theoretical biology. I knew exactly where he was going with his argument.

It’s like when you have a twin and you can finish each other’s sandwiches.