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THURSDAY TRIVIA Who did Peter Medawar describe as “in some ways the cleverest and in some ways the silliest man I have ever known”?
Anecdote from Medawar 1986, p. 50
John Maynard Smith talks about the sides of PB Medawar's character
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Peter Medawar: 'He smiles and smiles and is a villain'
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Thanks for all the guesses! The answer is JBS Haldane. @tnavinash.bsky.social @marekkohn.bsky.social @shikharabhat.bsky.social nailed it right away. JBS, in turn, said of Medawar “He smiles and smiles and is a villain.”
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THURSDAY TRIVIA Who did Peter Medawar describe as “in some ways the cleverest and in some ways the silliest man I have ever known”?
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Arvid Ågren
Remembered by PB Medawar (1986, p. 56).
Edwin Goodrich on makes a branch of zoology reach adult stature.
Petition to rename the SSE Lifetime Achievement Award the Top Banana Award.
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JBS's comment is retold by JMS here, where they also talk about how handsome PBM was ("touched by the gods" as Tinbergen put it). www.webofstories.com/play/john.ma...
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