BARBARA OAKLEY Explorations in mind and place
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If you'd like to learn more about genetics, please go to the website of the Mountain States Genetics Foundation--there is wonderful compendium of links and information there. I hope to meet you at the Foundation's annual conference in Denver in June, 2009, where I'll be giving a plenary talk.
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One of the nicest things I've learned about writing a book like Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed, and My Sister Stole My Mother's Boyfriend is that it's possible to bring fresh perspectives to fascinating subjects by applying knowledge from many different disciplines. I think it's as important to use the latest breakthroughs from science as it is to use real world insights.
I've gotten my real world insights by working in lots of different places and doing very different things: serving as a Russian translator on Soviet trawlers up in the Bering Sea, teaching in China, going from US Army private to Regular Army Captain, and working as a radio operator at the South Pole Station in the Antarctic. (I met my husband there—I had to go to the end of the earth to meet that man!) It's the common sense insights that help tell the story—and I love good stories. My last book, Evil Genes, is focused on people who are naturally nasty. (Don't worry, though—"evil genes" is an ironic title that has nothing to do with eugenics. At least I hope not, since it's about my sister.) My next book will be about those who are naturally kind—Too Kind. Feel free pop me an e-mail if you'd like to know when my next book is coming out, or if you have an interesting story about someone who is too kind for their own (and others') good. Meanwhile, you can watch one of my talks on Book TV. (Just press the "Flash" button to watch for free.) And you can learn more about Evil Genes and my other works by clicking here. |
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