guide to the love of research
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This is an excellent guide to the love of research, the value and need for science study. This is kind of encouragement, empowerment we all need right now at an early age. The father of biodiversity Dr. E.O. Wilson's book consists of twenty letters addressed directly to young people who have chosen to enter a career in Science. The book gives brilliant advice in how to find your passion and do things you like and the creative element of science and its process and how to respect the ecosystems and human’s modest place in the planet. Prof. Wilson does and EXCELLENT job of providing a good road map for a successful career as a scientist. A life of scientific inquiry is more than the excitement you'll see in a "Science YouTube video". It takes a lot of dedication and determination, and oftentimes you fail. |
He does a fantastic job of helping others learn from his experience as a scientist. Enjoying this book is an opportunity to digest and lifetime worth of wisdom in a few short listens. This is not a book about genetic mapping or computer modeling or how they are changing the ways research is done. It is an excellent guide to the love of research, the value and need for science study. This is kind of encouragement, empowerment we all need at an early age. As the father of biodiversity Dr. E.O. Wilson is a renowned expert in myrmecology (a branch of entomology which is the scientific study of ants). The book consists of twenty letters addressed directly to young people who have chosen to enter a career in the sciences.
The letters are personal even intimate to Dr. Wilson. He collects lessons from his lifetime of science, giving brilliant advice on how to find your passion , do things you like, how to respect the ecosystems and human’s modest place in the planet, and how to find your passion and pleasure for discovery. |