Arguing that modern science is largely influenced by irrational impulses, the author reveals the influence of unconscious fears, repressed memories, and uncontrolled desires on modern scientific inquiry.
Robert Pollack, a professor of biological sciences at Columbia University, was formerly dean of Columbia College. He worked for years with James Watson, the codiscoverer of the structure of DNA, at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. His first book, Signs of Life: The Language and Meanings of DNA, was widely praised for both its science and its writing. He lives in New York City and Chelsea, Vermont.