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POPSDNA & The Brain - by James Watson (dd 2006) 1h15m lecture by James D Watson himself, one of the four discoverers of the structure of the DNA molecule. (fast forward the first 6 minutes) Co-author of the article A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid - by Watson & Crick. (dd 1953)
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POPS25 Greatest Science Books of All Time The Origin of Species (1859) Darwin's masterwork is, undeniably, The Origin of Species , in which he introduced his theory of evolution by natural selection. Prior to its publication, the prevailing view was that each species had existed in its current form since the moment of divine creation and that humans were a privileged form of life, above and apart from nature. Darwin's theory knocked us from that pedestal. Wary of a religious backlash, he kept his ideas secret for almost two decades while bolstering them with additional observations and experiments. The result is an avalanche of detail—there seems to be no species he did not contemplate—thankfully delivered in accessible, conversational prose. A century and a half later, Darwin's paean to evolution still begs to be heard: "There is grandeur in this view of life," he wrote, that "from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved."
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POPSLevi's memoir beats Darwin to win science book title Took a class on the Shoah in college. I learned so much from Primo Levi. The shortlist Primo Levi The Periodic Table Konrad Lorenz King Solomon's Ring Tom Stoppard Arcadia Richard Dawkins The Selfish Gene Other nominations James Watson The Double Helix Bertolt Brecht The Life of Galileo Peter Medawar Pluto's Republic Charles Darwin Voyage of the Beagle Stephen Pinker The Blank Slate Oliver Sacks A Leg to Stand On
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