Dancing naked in the mind field
by Kary B. Mullis · first published 1998
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Here are the outrageous ideas and extra-ordinary adventures of the world's most eccentric and outspoken Noble Prize-winning scientist. Awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1993, Kary Mullis has frequently been at odds with the scientific establishment. Legendary for his invention of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which redefined the world of DNA and genetics, Mullis is also an accomplished surfer, a veteran of Berkeley in the sixties, and perhaps the only Nobel laureate to describe a possible encounter with aliens. In Dancing Naked in the Mind Field Mullis writes with passion an
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…years of this century... People believe these things...because they have faith." From Kary Mullis, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner (and the genius inventor of PCR) in an excellent essay in his book "Dancing Naked in the Mind Field".
on “Science has lost its way, at a big cost to humanity” ↗…of this century... People believe these things...because they have faith." -From Kary Mullis, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner (and the genius inventor of PCR) in an excellent essay in his book "Dancing Naked in the Mind Field".
on “Billionaires With Big Ideas Are Privatizing American Science” ↗…vested interest in seeing a fair evaluation of a public scientific issue.." -From Kary Mullis, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner (and the genius inventor of PCR) in an excellent essay in his book "Dancing Naked in the Mind Field".
on “MIT at center of political power play over campus fusion reactor” ↗It's mentioned, but his memoir, Dancing Naked in the Mind Field, is absolutely worth the read. It's a quick read, bouncing between inventing PCR and meeting aliens. His views on all sorts of things—HIV/AIDS is the big one—were atrocious, but his life (as told by…
on “Intolerable Genius: Berkeley's Most Controversial Nobel Laureate (2019)” ↗…psychoactive drugs, which enhanced my perceived understanding of the cosmos. [2] but didn't accept the one where he discovered PCR. [1] http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v218/n5142/abs/218663b0... [2] Dancing Naked in the Mind Field, by Kary Mullis
on “8 Rejected Papers That Won the Nobel Prize” ↗…years of this century... People believe these things...because they have faith." From Kary Mullis, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner(and the genius inventor of PCR) in an excellent essay in his book "Dancing Naked in the Mind Field". Side note: The book, overall, is ok - some of the stories/opinions he holds are "alternative" and a refreshing perspective.
on “Nearly a fifth of scientists are considering abandoning the U.S.” ↗The Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner Kary Mullis (the genius inventor of PCR) talks about this at length in an excellent essay in his book "Dancing Naked in the Mind Field". The book, overall, is ok - some of the stories/opinions he holds are "alternative" and a refreshing perspective. "Because of science - not religion or politics - even people like you and me can have…
on “Academia Is Eating Its Young” ↗