Remarks on my academic family tree
All scientists are shaped by the people who train us. I fell into the rabbit hole of chasing down my botanical predecessors. This is what I found.
The evolution of scientific thought among individuals and even entire fields is shaped by the people we learn from. I have learned from many great minds over the span of my training and career—from the books and articles they’ve written to the university lectures and conference presentations they’ve given. Among all these, though, the greatest influence…
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