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Physics of shapes appeals to everyone
John Bonner
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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.
John Tyler Bonner (born in 1920) is an emeritus professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University. He is a pioneer in the use of cellular slime molds to understand evolution and development and is one of the world's leading experts on cellular slime molds. He says that his prime interests are in evolution and development and that he uses the cellular slime molds as a tool to seek an understanding of those twin disciplines. He has written several books on developmental biology and evolution, many scientific papers, and has produced a number of works in biology. He has led the way in making Dictyostelium discoideum a model organism central to examining some of the major questions in experimental biology.
Title: Physics of shapes appeals to everyone
Listeners: Christopher Sykes
Christopher Sykes is an independent documentary producer who has made a number of films about science and scientists for BBC TV, Channel Four, and PBS.
Tags: Whole Earth Catalog, On Growth and Form
Duration: 38 seconds
Date story recorded: February 2016
Date story went live: 14 September 2016
