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

  • PrinceWith999Enemies@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    If you’re familiar with the subject, you can tell exactly where the author is going to go with it. I’ve been working on and teaching this material for about 20 years, and I’ve applied it against quite a diverse number of areas.

    I’m not learning anything new from the book, but simply reading a well-assembled argument as to why it should become a dominant paradigm.

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        2 years ago

        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.