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I Told You So!: Scientists Who Were Ridiculed, Exiled, and Imprisoned for Being Right
By Matt Kaplan
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Matt Kaplan examines the long, complex history of scientists being dismissed for researching new, life-saving methods.
An energetic and impassioned work of popular science about scientists who have had to fight for their revolutionary ideas to be accepted—from Darwin to Pasteur to modern day Nobel Prize winners.
For two decades, Matt Kaplan has covered science for the Economist. He’s seen breakthroughs often occur in spite of, rather than because of, the behavior of the research community, and how support can be withheld for those who don’t conform or have the right connections. In this passionately argued a...
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I Told You So!: A Guest Post by Matt Kaplan
Matt Kaplan examines the long, complex history of scientists being dismissed for researching new, life-saving methods. Read on for an exclusive essay from Matt on writing I Told You So!. I remember the moment vividly. “You can’t write what I just told you in your article.” I was baffled, “Why not?” A long sigh came […]
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