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Nick Lane, “A Matter of Energy: Biology From First Principles” (Open Agenda, 2021)

New Books in Science, Technology, and Society

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What Motivated You to Do at PhD?

After you finished your undergraduate degree, you weren't thinking so much about a career and research. It was then that i really discovered how much i loved research. Iand the guy who, who wo me that opportunity, he's quite a mavericki i call colin greeny. My piaesty was funded by his winning on the horses for a short period. Almost everybody had a slightly unusual ride, one way or another,. different to what we expect our own ph d Students to do. And we're beginning to lose that, a freedom to be a bit different, to do it a different way, to rebelliousem ith your rebelliousness.

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