John Bonner - A very different part of America (46/59)
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Channel: Web of Stories - Life Stories of Remarkable People · 2017 · Science & Technology
To hear more of John Bonner’s stories, go to the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoKbjMVfBA0&list=PLVV0r6CmEsFzJx77ir9rbTxVC9EnCyfHD Born in 1920, John Bonner is one of the world's leading experts on cellular slime molds. His prime interests are in evolution and developmental biology and he uses cellular slime molds as a tool to understand both disciplines. [Listener: Christopher Sykes; date recorded: 2007] TRANSCRIPT: In the village, you would walk through and it was very decrepit. You would see small infants, with diapers, that's true, but they were dirty, they were filled. And there was a sign in front of one of the stores, which said, 'Be respectful to the women', which didn't sound to me like paradise, and it wasn't. And I went to a Saturday dance and I didn't dance the way she did, and so she just turned around and walked off in the middle of the dance floor! It was definitely a revelation to me, to understand a different part of America. It was very different.
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