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AlaskaExplorationGeo t1_j25cn4v wrote

Reply to comment by calcteacher in What is your opinion on Carl Sagan? by yciqn

He is actually still fairly frequently cited. He wasn't like, Darwin or Einstein but still a good scientist, in addition to being basically the best science communicator ever.

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calcteacher t1_j25gk4t wrote

I told you I liked them. He was a little overblown for his science because he was popular. Popularity matters when it comes to publishing Despite what you may think. As far as Darwin goes, it's interesting to see what Sapolsky thinks of Darwin.

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AlaskaExplorationGeo t1_j25kki7 wrote

In Sagan's case, and as a scientist myself, the popularity was deserved, imo. What does Sapolsky think of Darwin?

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calcteacher t1_j25t7q8 wrote

Sapolsky takes each bioscience idea, presents it (such as Darwin's survival of the fittest) and then explains why its wrong. He has a very nice 24 part lecture series he did while teaching at Stanford. It was fun, I think you may like it.

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