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... scientist there is an interaction . What the scien- tist does to the fly determines in part what the fly does , and what the fly does is seen by the eyes of the scientist and sends nerve messages along his optic nerves to his brain and ...
... scientist there is an interaction . What the scien- tist does to the fly determines in part what the fly does , and what the fly does is seen by the eyes of the scientist and sends nerve messages along his optic nerves to his brain and ...
Page 117
... scientist's work is judged by his peers . Reviewing manuscripts is one of the fringe duties of scientists , the majority of whom feel that with the privilege of being a scientist there are certain obligations , one of which is to give ...
... scientist's work is judged by his peers . Reviewing manuscripts is one of the fringe duties of scientists , the majority of whom feel that with the privilege of being a scientist there are certain obligations , one of which is to give ...
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... scientist ? I think not . The real reason I believe is more lofty and more subtle . In this I do not mean the heroics of wanting to banish pain and misery or to advance technology . Arrow- smith was really a caricature of a scientist ...
... scientist ? I think not . The real reason I believe is more lofty and more subtle . In this I do not mean the heroics of wanting to banish pain and misery or to advance technology . Arrow- smith was really a caricature of a scientist ...
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