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Peter B. Medawar • 53 Items / 11 Books, 25 Articles, 17 Reviews
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  1. Adventures of the Mind: The Future of Man
    P.B. Medawar
    The Saturday Evening Post, October 1, 1960, pp. 32-33
  2. Advice to a Young Scientist (1980)
    Peter B. Medawar
    3 Reviews
  3. Advice to a Young Scientist
    P.B. Medawar
    The Harpers Monthly, September 1979, pp. 39-46
  4. Science
    Anglo-Saxon Attitudes
    P.B. Medawar
    Encounter, August 1965, pp. 52-57
  5. [+]
    The Ape Redressed (4 Reviews)
    P.B. Medawar
    Animal in Its World, Vol. I, by Niko Tinbergen
    1. Animal in Its World, Vol. I by Niko Tinbergen
    2. Early Childhood Autism by Elisabeth A. Tinbergen and Niko Tinbergen
    3. Dominant Mammal by Macfarlane Burnet
    4. The Human Imperative by Alexander Alland, Jr.
    The New York Review of Books, March 8, 1973, pp. 21-22
  6. Aristotle to Zoos (1983)
    P.B. Medawar and J.S. Medawar
    A Philosophical Dictionary of Biology
    3 Reviews, 1 Readable
  7. The Art of the Soluble (1967)
    P.B. Medawar
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  8. Authors & Critics
    P.B. Medawar
    Disestablishing Science?
    Encounter, September 1971, p. 91
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    Bad Bookside Manner (Review)
    Peter Medawar
    Conquering Cancer, by Lucien Israel
    1. Conquering Cancer by Lucien Israel
    The American Scholar, Autumn 1979, pp. 551-554
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    Calling Dr. Cooper (Review)
    P.B. Medawar
    The Vital Probe, by Irving S. Cooper
    1. The Vital Probe by Irving S. Cooper
    The New York Review of Books, January 21, 1982, pp. 54-58
  11. [+]
    Comet With a Cold (Review)
    P.B. Medawar
    Diseases from Space, by Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe
    1. Diseases from Space by Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe
    The New York Review of Books, October 23, 1980, p. 45
  12. [+]
    The Crab (5 Reviews)
    P.B. Medawar
    The Unseen Fight Against Cancer, by Thelma Brumfield Dunn
    1. The Unseen Fight Against Cancer by Thelma Brumfield Dunn
    2. The Cancer Connection by Larry Agran
    3. X-Rays: More Harm Than Good? by Priscilla W. Laws
    4. You Can Fight for Your Life by Lawrence LeShan
    5. You Can Fight Cancer and Win by Jane E. Brody and Arthur I. Holleb
    The New York Review of Books, June 9, 1977, pp. 10-14
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    Does Mind Matter? (Review)
    P.B. Medawar
    The Self and Its Brain, by Karl R. Popper and John C. Eccles
    1. The Self and Its Brain by Karl R. Popper and John C. Eccles
    The New York Review of Books, November 8, 1979, pp. 31-33
  14. Books
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    Doing the Honors (Review)
    Peter Medawar
    Astride the Two Cultures, by Harold Arthur Harris
    1. Astride the Two Cultures by Harold Arthur Harris
    The Saturday Review, March 6, 1976, p. 22
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    The Evolution of a Proof (Review)
    P.B. Medawar
    Darwin and His Critics, by David L. Hull
    1. Darwin and His Critics by David L. Hull
    The New York Review of Books, November 15, 1973, p. 12
  16. [+]
    Fear and DNA (3 Reviews)
    P.B. Medawar
    Playing God, by June Goodfield
    1. Playing God by June Goodfield
    2. Biohazard by Michael Rogers
    3. The Ultimate Experiment by Nicholas Wade
    The New York Review of Books, October 27, 1977, pp. 15-20
  17. The Future of Man (1960)
    P.B. Medawar
    2 Reviews
  18. The Hope of Progress (1972)
    P.B. Medawar
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  19. [+]
    How to Be Your Own Worst Enemy (Review)
    P.B. Medawar
    Type A Behavior and Your Heart, by Meyer Friedman and Ray H. Rosenman
    1. Type A Behavior and Your Heart by Meyer Friedman and Ray H. Rosenman
    The New York Review of Books, April 4, 1974, pp. 3-5
  20. [+]
    In Defense of Doctors (Review)
    P.B. Medawar
    The Role of Medicine, by Thomas McKeown
    1. The Role of Medicine by Thomas McKeown
    The New York Review of Books, May 15, 1980, pp. 6-10
  21. Is the Scientific Paper Fraudulent?
    P.B. Medawar
    The Saturday Review, August 1, 1964, pp. 42-43
  22. Julian Huxley
    Peter Medawar
    A Tribute
    The Saturday Review, April 19, 1975, pp. 8-9
  23. Letters
    A. Gorman Hills, P.B. Medawar, Allan Bloom, and Nelson P. Valdes, ...
    The New York Review of Books, April 9, 1970, pp. 45-48
  24. Letters
    Christopher T. Rand, Geoffrey Barraclough, and Eric Werner, ...
    The New York Review of Books, April 17, 1975, pp. 37-40
  25. Letters
    Robert Craft, Michael Wood, and Joseph R. Hixson, ...
    The New York Review of Books, June 10, 1976, pp. 41-43
  26. Letters
    Peter Medawar, Richard G. Wilkinson, and William Langer, ...
    The New York Review of Books, June 23, 1977, pp. 44-48
  27. Letters
    J.M.B. Crawford, J.m. Cameron, and Edward O. Wilson, ...
    The New York Review of Books, March 31, 1977, pp. 36-40
  28. Letters
    Stephen R. MacKinnon, Simon Leys, and Larry Agran, ...
    The New York Review of Books, September 15, 1977, pp. 49-56
  29. Letters
    Morton Smith, J.M. Cameron, Thomas McKeown, and P.B. Medawar, ...
    The New York Review of Books, July 17, 1980, p. 49
  30. Letters
    Harrison E. Salisbury, D.L. Olmsted, and Edith Wynner, ...
    The New York Review of Books, March 19, 1981, pp. 52-56
  31. Letters
    Stanley Diamond, Nicholas Penny, and Charles Rosen, ...
    The New York Review of Books, April 1, 1982, pp. 47-52
  32. The Life Science: Current Ideas of Biology (1977)
    P.B. Medawar and J.S. Medawar
    3 Reviews
  33. The Limits of Science (1984)
    Peter B. Medawar
    3 Reviews, 1 Readable
  34. Memoir of a Thinking Radish (1986)
    Peter Medawar
    An Autobiography
    2 Reviews
  35. The Message
    P.B. Medawar
    Encounter, October 1978, p. 29
  36. Authors & Critics
    Misunderstanding Psycho-Analysis
    Anthony Storr and P.B. Medawar
    Encounter, November 1969, pp. 88-94
  37. [+]
    The Molecular Shadow (4 Reviews)
    P.B. Medawar
    Biology and Man, by George Gaylord Simpson
    1. Biology and Man by George Gaylord Simpson
    2. The Relations Between the Sciences by C.F.A. Pantin
    3. Approaches to a Philosophical Biology by Marjorie Grene
    4. Towards a Theoretical Biology by C.H. Waddington
    The New York Review of Books, October 23, 1969, pp. 21-23
  38. Men & Ideas
    On from Spencer
    P.B. Medawar
    Encounter, September 1963, pp. 35-43
  39. On J.B.S. Haldane
    P.B. Medawar
    The New York Review of Books, October 10, 1968, pp. 15-17
  40. Pluto's Republic (1982)
    Peter Medawar
    Incorporating the Art of the Soluble and Induction and Intutition
    3 Reviews
  41. Reports & Comment
    Sir Peter Medawar
    Medicine: When We Are Old
    The Atlantic Monthly, March 1984, pp. 16-21
  42. Revising the Facts of Life
    P.B. Medawar and J.S. Medawar
    The Harpers Monthly, February 1977, pp. 41-61
  43. Science & Literature
    P.B. Medawar
    Encounter, January 1969, pp. 15-23
  44. Authors & Critics
    "Science & Literature"
    John Holloway and P.B. Medawar
    Encounter, July 1969, pp. 81-87
  45. Science & The Sanctity of Life
    P.B. Medawar
    Encounter, December 1966, pp. 96-105
  46. The Standing Room Fee
    P.B. Medawar
    The Saturday Review, March 1, 1958, p. 48
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    The Strange Case of the Spotted Mice (Review)
    P.B. Medawar
    The Patchwork Mouse, by Joseph R. Hixson
    1. The Patchwork Mouse by Joseph R. Hixson
    The New York Review of Books, April 15, 1976, pp. 6-10
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    Stretch Genes (Review)
    P.B. Medawar
    Genes, Mind, and Culture, by Edward O. Wilson and Charles J. Lumsden
    1. Genes, Mind, and Culture by Edward O. Wilson and Charles J. Lumsden
    The New York Review of Books, July 16, 1981, pp. 45-48
  49. The Threat and the Glory (1990)
    Peter Medawar and David Pyke
    Reflections on Science and Scientists
    2 Reviews
  50. The Uniqueness of the Individual (1957)
    P.B. Medawar
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    Unnatural Science (2 Reviews)
    P.B. Medawar
    The Science and Politics of I.Q., by Leon J. Kamin
    1. The Science and Politics of I.Q. by Leon J. Kamin
    2. The IQ Controversy by Ned J. Block and Gerald Dworkin
    The New York Review of Books, February 3, 1977, pp. 13-18
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    Victims of Psychiatry (Review)
    P.B. Medawar
    The Victim Is Always the Same, by Irving S. Cooper
    1. The Victim Is Always the Same by Irving S. Cooper
    The New York Review of Books, January 23, 1975, p. 17
  53. [+]
    The Volubility of DNA (2 Reviews)
    P.B. Medawar
    Genetics of the Evolutionary Process, by Theodosius Dobzhansky
    1. Genetics of the Evolutionary Process by Theodosius Dobzhansky
    2. The Evolution of Man and Society by C.D. Darlington
    The New York Review of Books, May 20, 1971, pp. 17-18
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