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Dancing Naked in the Mind Field |
Author: Kary Mullis
Published: 2000-01-04 |
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Customer comments on this selection.
 Woeful
My conclusion upon reading this book is that the author somehow, by some miracle, stumbled upon something at the right time and the right place that enabled him to win the Nobel Prize. Certainly, there's nothing in this book to suggest he has the wit, the discipline, or the creativity to be a successful garbageman, let alone a scientist. His contempt for ethics, in particular, is troublesome.
I write this as a scientist (and a surfer) who grew up in the same part of the world that Mr. Mullis did. Lord, what an embarrassment.
 A Great Book-entertaining, funny, and informative
This is a great book. I keep getting a copy and giving it away. You may not agree with his views, but he does make you think. Science has been compromised by dollar signs, and that includes "environmentalists", who make a lot of money studying "global warming."
To bad our schools do not teach, what science truly is or people wouldn't have blind faith in "global warming." "Where has science gone?" is a good chapter in the book.Kary is not politically correct, which is why some people hate him.
This book is so funny. I love the part where he gets bitten by a brown recluse spider. To avoid amputation he begs his doctor friend for help. The cure is in the book. Kary is gutsy and brave.
The story about his chemical experiments that nearly blinded his grandma were hilarious. If you don't think this book is funny, you are definitely taking life too seriously.
Dr. Kary has two qualities I love in a person: a sense of humor and intelligence. He is also creative and thinks for himself. Dr. Kary, write another book soon.
 Great man. Good book.
I can dig it. The world can use more people like Mr. Mullis.
He will tick you off.
The part that bugs me are the contradictions. Global warming is junk science...yet astrology, the astral plain and ESP are fields that warrant more serious research. Riiiiiight.
In general, I think Mr. Mullis is a thoroughly honest, imperfect man that has done a lot of great work to help mankind. That's about the best anyone can do.
Great read! Very entertaining.
This is just a great read from cover to cover. Mullis can go on a rant now and then but they are fun to read. You do not have to be interested or educated in science to enjoy this book. I have given it repeatedly as a gift.
 Rambling of a Nobel prize winner
If it wasn't for a couple of hilarious anecdotes including the encounter with Swedish king and surfing episode after he got the Nobel prize, this would have been a very boring book with a title "Rambling of a rummie with a PhD". Mullis is eager to share his opinion on almost anythng and he should stick to surfing and molecular biology as he is not doing too good with almost anything else. He should have hired a decent ghostwriter as his writing is still "work in progress". And it was so easy to notice that his effort dwindled down in last couple of "chapters" that it became pathetic at times. Better luck with his next book, but I am definitely not going to read it.
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