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    The Youngest Science: Notes of a Medicine-Watcher
    The Youngest Science: Notes of a Medicine-Watcher
    The Youngest Science: Notes of a Medicine-Watcher
    Audiobook8 hours

    The Youngest Science: Notes of a Medicine-Watcher

    Written by Lewis Thomas

    Narrated by George Guidall

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    About this audiobook

    In this partially autobiographical work, best-selling author Lewis Thomas offers insights on subjects as wide-ranging as gender differences, how it feels to be a patient, human vs. computer intelligence, the future of cancer research, and the longevity of the planet-interspersing all with charming anecdotes about his family, his colleagues and himself.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateMay 27, 2011
    ISBN9781461812579
    The Youngest Science: Notes of a Medicine-Watcher

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    • 5/5
      Lewis Thomas spent his life revolving around various aspects of medicine – apprenticeship, patients, research, administration, being a patient, and writing. In this memoir, he shares tales and insights from all of these experiences in an easy-to-digest and relatable format.

      I especially enjoyed his notes from his time as Dean of Yale’s medical school. Perhaps it’s because I work for an associate dean of medicine now. I appreciate his admonishments not to intervene too much in faculty affairs. If a culture is healthy, trying to change small aspects can only foul the waters.

      This book often makes the list of recent physician-writers worth reading. It is well-written and even dives into scientific detail about cellular biology. Thomas even submits some thoughts on political theory: Women should not only run the earth, but in compensation for centuries of disenfranchisement, only women should be allowed to vote (not men)!

      Overall, this is a light and witty read with loads of wisdom.

    • 5/5
      A not overly technical book, this still held my interest and gave a nice overview of one man's experience with Medicine, from the founding of the M.D/Ph.D. program to advances in immunology, as well as some general musings about the future of medicine.
      Very broad strokes. But accessible for the layperson. 5/5 for sure.