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DNA "co-discoverer" or not, Dr. Watson sounds like a cranky old man.

Two interesting points:

1) If you ever get a chance to tour the grounds and buildings of Cold  
Spring Harbor Labs where Dr. Watson resides,  you'll see lots of  
fancy indoor and outdoor art, sculpture, etc. but no interactive  
science exhibits or even any kinetic or phenomenological art
that I can recall.  My understanding is that Dr. Watson makes the art  
purchase decisions. <http://www.cshl.edu/public/releases/06_waltz.html>

2) I wonder what the Dolan family (founders of Cablevision, owners of  
Radio City, the NY Knicks, etc.) think of that quote considering the  
millions of dollars they donated to have the Dolan DNA Learning  
Center (a science museum) located near CSHL? <http://www.dnalc.org/ 
home.html>


On Jun 22, 2007, at 4:30 PM, Jonah Cohen wrote:


>
> More pithily, Watson also once said this:
>
> "Many scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just
> stupid."
>
> Just to put things in perspective,
>
>> Did anyone else pick up on this quote from James Watson in  
>> yesterday's
>
>> New York Times? [Context was the opening of the Wellcome  
>> Collection in
>
>> London.] I can't decide whether it's scary, or not important, or just
>> might potentially be useful in attracting funding.
>> Carolyn
>>
>> ....
>>
>>> Now 79, Dr. Watson spoke optimistically of progress being made in
>>> discoveries into genetic ailments, but he also waxed poetic about  
>>> the
>
>>> new Wellcome Collection.
>>>
>>> "We have a large number of fine art museums," he told reporters. "We
>>> don't have the equivalent number of science museums, so
>>> congratulations. The United States is a disgrace. There is not a
>>> first-rate science museum in the whole country. Let's hope that what
>>> you do here inspires us in the United States."
>>>
>>> He had some suggestions. "Why hasn't Bill Gates built a science
>>> museum?" he asked. "Or Warren Buffett? I wouldn't have given my  
>>> money
>
>>> to Bill Gates. I'd have built a science museum."
>>

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