Nobel Awardee James Watson speaks at the Academia Sinica (1 of 7; unedited)

Nobel Laureate James Watson delivers a one-hour talk on "Making Science Thrive" as an invited speaker at the prestigious Academia Sinica in Taipei City, Taiwan. This speech is part of "Academia Sinica's Lecture Series", which invites top scholars from around the world.

Dr. Watson (born 1928) took his BS Biology at the University of Chicago in 1947 and PhD in Zoology at the Indiana University in 1950. Together with Dr. Francis Crick, he discovered the double-helix structure of the DNA, the basic unit of life. The two shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Dr. Maurice HF Wilkins in 1962.

This piece is part of a seven-clip video, and shows some of the rarely told stories about the discovery of the DNA, how Dr. Watson built his science career and later rebuilt the Cold Spring Harbor, one of the most prestigious research institutions in the world, and what are some of the most essentials in establishing a scientific career path as well as managing a scientific organization. He also mentioned many of his successes and frustrations, as well as personal views about science, men and women in science, socialization in science, funding strategies, among a few, and even provocative positions on religion, politics, and patents.

A very interesting hour, which I believe is a must for students, professors, science managers, and even for lobbyists, policymakers, and other non-science guys.

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Full list:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoQHL-uFC4c
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HITAZyRO_g
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lE5txEHP2c
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvNYZV5mU0I
Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i_D9uoBgMw
Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xME3GbwQ-eA
Part 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQvbTzvhk7g

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Date: 02 April 2010
Location: Activity Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei City
Sinica website: http://www.sinica.edu.tw/main_e.shtml

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• watson
• dna
• double-helix
• gene
• genes
• academia sinica
• science
• religion
• patents

[suddenlyitsobvious]

@gccm007 Ya, hablame de 'cultura' quando no tienes la cortesia mas basica y la competencia de formular tus elogias vacias de sustancia en una idioma comun!

Tu comentario es tan aburrido y insipido q el discurso de Watson.

[gccm007]

@suddenlyitsobvious  QUE PENA QUE EXISTAN SERES QUE IGNORAN LA TRASCENDENCIA DE ESTE GRAN CIENTIFICO SOLO DEMUESTRAN QUE SU MENTE PROSAICA Y POBRE CULTURA CIENTIFICA.

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[suddenlyitsobvious]

Thanks for posting but looks like this is gonna be dreadfully boring. Amazing Watson wrote a book called "Avoid Boring People".

Just listening to his horrifically monotonous discourse I go Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Sorry, can't do this. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz­zzzzzz

[nanettehope21]

take nothing but videos haha, iba talaga pag wais! thanks for sharing kuya czar. hope could meet him too...:-)