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Advice for Young Scientists—and Curious People in General - Farnam Street

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In Advice to a Young Scientist, Nobel Prize-winning biologist Peter Medawar shares practical advice for people planning to embark on a career in the sciences—and curious people in general. Here, we summarize some of Medawar’s key insights.

Learning , Science | Reading Time: 6 minutes Advice for Young Scientists—and Curious People in General The Nobel Prize-winning biologist Peter Medawar (1915–1987) is best known for work that made the first organ transplants and skin grafts possible. Medawar was also a lively, witty writer who penned numerous books on science and philosophy. In 1979, he published Advice to a Young Scientist , a book brimming with both practical advice and philosophical guidance for anyone “ engaged in exploratory activities .” Here, we summarize some of Medawar’s key insights from the book. *** Application, dil

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