John Bonner - Physics of shapes appeals to everyone (42/59)
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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: And the whole idea of describing shapes mathematically, and the physics of shapes, too, was really sort of new. And the interesting thing about it is that it's not just biologists who like the book, but architects, artists, sculptors, all sorts of things. And my abridged edition crashed the Whole Earth Catalog. I don't know if you remember the Whole Earth Catalog, something that was definitely of the past.
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