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Tucked away in the Museum of Comparative Zoology is the labyrinthine office of Stephen Jay Gould, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology and Professor of Geology, Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology and adjunct member of the Department of the History of Science. On my way in, his secretary tells me to “follow the voice,” and I do until I see Gould at his desk. The office is dim and crowded with posters covering the walls and books everywhere. I notice a neon green book on the floor with the words...
Over the course of this half-hour conversation with Gould, he divulges many details that range from his dislike of being photographed to tidbits about his latest contribution to the scientific and literary fields—The Structure of Evolutionary Theory. At 1,433 pages, it is a majestic tome that marks 20 years of devoted work. It’s clear that Gould is satisfied with the book; he jokes that “I haven’t even found a typo.” I ask him for a 100-page abridged version. He suggests the first...
...beginning of the interview Gould shrugs a lot. He seems almost reluctant to speak; when he does it is in brief sentences. But he is quick to dismiss his critics and just as quick to praise his supporters and collaborators. When I read him part of Mark Ridley’s New York Times review of The Structure of Evolutionary Theory, Gould calls Ridley “one of my enemies” and scoffs at his comment that the book is too wordy. Two days later Gould paid generous tribute to Ernst Mayr, a forefather of the theory...
About 15 students met Dershowitz outside Science Center B before yesterday’s meeting of Religion 1045, “Thinking About Thinking,” which Dershowitz co-teaches with Agassiz Professor of Geology Stephen J. Gould and Thomas Professor of Divinity Harvey...
...Daniels and Gould aren’t the only new members who have made an immediate impact. Cameron, who like Gould is from California and like Daniels was once an All-American cheerleader, rounds out arguably the strongest freshman class in the history of the team...