I used to work for the World Health Organisation in poor countries all over the world - Bangladesh, Korea, the Philippines and India. You learn a whole range of things about how other people are living and try to connect with them to gain an understanding of where they're coming from.
Robert WinstonI don't know whether it is important to study science at a young age, though current thinking emphasises the need.
Robert WinstonI'm a traditional Jew with an orthodox background, and it informs much of my approach to science. Of course I think it's very important that if you have those sorts of backgrounds you don't impose them on other people as a clinician, of course.
Robert WinstonI like travelling on my own. It means I'm completely free to think about what's around me.
Robert Winston