First conversation -- Second conversation -- Third conversation -- Appendix 1 : sampler of quotable Watson -- Appendix 2 : Watson through the eyes of others : a sampler -- Appendix 3 : J.D. Bernal's review of The double helix -- Appendix 4 : Watson's foreword to The road to Stockholm
Summary
Three in-depth conversations with the Nobel laureate co-discoverer of the double helix and the first director of the Human Genome Project cover a wide range of topics, including progress in science; the scientist's role in modern life; women in science; scientific ethics; terrorism; religion; multiculturalism; and how genetics may improve human lives. Reflections by further illustrious contributors to the scientific revolution and the author's commentaries provide a glimpse into the thinking of scientists who largely determine the progress of humankind in our time