Comments on: Personal histories http://bioephemera.com/2007/10/04/personal-histories/ the art of biology & the biology of art Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:53:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: cicada http://bioephemera.com/2007/10/04/personal-histories/#comment-21654 cicada Fri, 19 Oct 2007 02:44:23 +0000 http://bioephemera.com/2007/10/04/personal-histories/#comment-21654 Possibly, Mo. I'd like to believe otherwise, but then, I left bench science, didn't I? You do know everyone, don't you HH? Madeleine L'Engle, Nobel winners. . . whatever! I agree with everyone - people can be remarkably different in different contexts. It's just an extension of framing into real life. Heck, some of us are very, very good at that. . . Possibly, Mo. I’d like to believe otherwise, but then, I left bench science, didn’t I?

You do know everyone, don’t you HH? Madeleine L’Engle, Nobel winners. . . whatever!

I agree with everyone – people can be remarkably different in different contexts. It’s just an extension of framing into real life. Heck, some of us are very, very good at that. . .

]]> By: Mo http://bioephemera.com/2007/10/04/personal-histories/#comment-21364 Mo Sat, 13 Oct 2007 22:31:01 +0000 http://bioephemera.com/2007/10/04/personal-histories/#comment-21364 Surely being driven, focused and highly ambitious (a complete bastartd?!) is necessary for getting to the top of one's game, and surely winning a Nobel Prize would make one obnoxious and arrogant. Surely being driven, focused and highly ambitious (a complete bastartd?!) is necessary for getting to the top of one’s game, and surely winning a Nobel Prize would make one obnoxious and arrogant.

]]> By: Hungry Hyaena http://bioephemera.com/2007/10/04/personal-histories/#comment-20970 Hungry Hyaena Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:01:25 +0000 http://bioephemera.com/2007/10/04/personal-histories/#comment-20970 I work in the laboratory of one of the two scientists who shared the Nobel Prize with Kandel. Furthermore, I have met Kandel and Sacks. I have heard no shortage of stories about these men - and I now, of course, a great deal about my own employer - but the "truth" is far more tangled than the quick summaries. Some say Kandel is a monster; others say he is driven and focused. Some say Sacks is his own best case study; others call him a brilliant and humane man. In both cases, I don't doubt that all parties are essentially correct in their respective assessments. Hell, most people say I'm nice, but I'd wager a good number would, in the right situation, call me a son of a bitch. I work in the laboratory of one of the two scientists who shared the Nobel Prize with Kandel. Furthermore, I have met Kandel and Sacks. I have heard no shortage of stories about these men – and I now, of course, a great deal about my own employer – but the “truth” is far more tangled than the quick summaries. Some say Kandel is a monster; others say he is driven and focused. Some say Sacks is his own best case study; others call him a brilliant and humane man. In both cases, I don’t doubt that all parties are essentially correct in their respective assessments.

Hell, most people say I’m nice, but I’d wager a good number would, in the right situation, call me a son of a bitch.

]]> By: John Dennehy http://bioephemera.com/2007/10/04/personal-histories/#comment-20741 John Dennehy Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:53:56 +0000 http://bioephemera.com/2007/10/04/personal-histories/#comment-20741 I loved Double Helix and I love the current book I am reading, Eighth Day of Creation <i>precisely because</i> they are gossipy :P But it's funny, I heard Kandel was a nice guy, a real gentleman. Guess that means gossip isn't worth much. I loved Double Helix and I love the current book I am reading, Eighth Day of Creation precisely because they are gossipy :P

But it’s funny, I heard Kandel was a nice guy, a real gentleman. Guess that means gossip isn’t worth much.

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