The biggest handicap in research is an ability to think outside the box. The handicap is being encumbered by all the conventional wisdom in a given field.
Aubrey de GreySome things tend not to work so well for science - things that rely on substantial written contributions by key experts are a case in point - but even there I tend to keep an open mind, because it may just be a case of finding the right formula.
Aubrey de GreyI think it's reasonable to suppose that one could oscillate between being biologically 20 and biologically 25 indefinitely.
Aubrey de GreyMost scientists will get serious media exposure about twice in their entire career. And they'll get that because they've actually done an experiment that was interesting.
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