When do you know that a person with a famous and successful past is not what they once were?
How do you know when they are past it and, as a result, will begin to talk nonsense?
Professor Michael D. Watson, Nobel prizewinner and co-discoveror of the structure of DNA, reached that point quite a while ago.
Onésimo Alvarez-Moro
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One of the world’s most respected scientists is embroiled in an extraordinary row after claiming that black people are less intelligent than white people.
James Watson, a Nobel Prize winner for his part in discovering the structure of DNA, has provoked outrage with his comments, made ahead of his arrival in Britain today.
More fierce criticism of the eminent scientist is expected as he embarks on a number of engagements to promote a new book ‘Avoid Boring People: Lessons from a Life in Science’. Among his first commitments is a speech to a London audience at the Science Museum on Friday. The event is sold out.
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