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The Poetry Of Genetics: On The Pitfalls Of Popularizing Science, Anita L. Allen Jan 2009

The Poetry Of Genetics: On The Pitfalls Of Popularizing Science, Anita L. Allen

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The role genetic inheritance plays in the way human beings look and behave is a question about the biology of human sexual reproduction, one that scientists connected with the Human Genome Project dashed to answer before the close of the 20th century. This is also a question about politics, and, it turns out poetry, because, as the example of Lucretius shows, poetry is an ancient tool for the popularization of science. "Popularization" is a good word for successful efforts to communicate elite science to non-scientists in non-technical languages and media. According to prominent sociobiologist E.O. Wilson, "sexual dominance is a …


Practicing Poetry, Teaching Law, David A. Skeel Jr. Jan 1994

Practicing Poetry, Teaching Law, David A. Skeel Jr.

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Notes Toward An Aesthetics Of Legal Pragmatism, David A. Skeel Jr. Jan 1992

Notes Toward An Aesthetics Of Legal Pragmatism, David A. Skeel Jr.

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