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“I certainly don't want to be formulaic. I want to be honest and authentic and everything else.”

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Stephen Fry is a British comedian, writer, actor, and broadcaster, known for his unique sense of humor and intelligence. He is one of the iconic figures in the British comedy scene. Born on August 24, 1957, Fry has been active in television and radio since the 1980s, gaining widespread popularity for his roles in comedy shows like 'Blackadder' and 'Jeeves and Wooster'. He has also appeared in numerous television series, films, and stage plays. more

“History has got a lot to do with unique circumstances under certain particular cases and grand theories will always find counter cases. I don't think that people whose expertise lies in one thing should try to make grand theories about something (a) where it's very hard to get the evidence to prove that you're right and (b) where it's much too easy to make up stories that seem right.”

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Author:Richard Lewontin

“We do have tendency, now in biology especially to make up stories, to make theoretical biology a kind of game, in fact we have game theory in biology which is meant to use the theory of games to make predictions or explain things.”

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Author:Richard Lewontin

“In my mind the job of a natural scientist is to bend over backwards to say something which can be demonstrated to be true or at least which is not of such a nature that there's no way to demonstrate that it's false.”

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Author:Richard Lewontin

“In fact perhaps the only law in biology is that all flesh is mortal and all species become extinct eventually.”

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Author:Richard Lewontin

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