Pulitzer Prize–winning biologist Edward O. Wilson imparts the wisdom of his storied career to the next generation.
Inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet, Edward O. Wilson has distilled sixty years of teaching into a book for students, young and old. Reflecting on his coming-of-age in the South as a Boy Scout and a lover of ants and butterflies, Wilson threads...
Pulitzer Prize–winning biologist Edward O. Wilson imparts the wisdom of his storied career to the next generation.
Inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet, Edward O. Wilson has distilled sixty years of teaching into a book for students, young and old. Reflecting on his coming-of-age in the South as a Boy Scout and a lover of ants and butterflies, Wilson threads these twenty-one letters, each richly illustrated, with autobiographical anecdotes that illuminate his career—both his successes and his failures—and his motivations for becoming a biologist. At a time in human history when our survival is more than ever linked to our understanding of science, Wilson insists that success in the sciences does not depend on mathematical skill, but rather a passion for finding a problem and solving it. From the collapse of stars to the exploration of rain forests and the oceans’ depths, Wilson instills a love of the innate creativity of science and a respect for the human being’s modest place in the planet’s ecosystem in his readers.
Put Passion ahead of training. Feel out in any way you can what you most want to do in science, or technology, or some other science-related profession. Obey that passion as long as it lasts. Feed it with the knowledge the mind needs to grow. Sample other subjects, acquire a general education in science, and be smart enough to switch to a greater love if one appears.But don't just drift through courses in science hoping that lvoe will come to you. Maybe it will, but don't take the chance. As in other big choices in your life, there is too much at stake. Decision and hard work based on enduring passion will never fail you. (查看原文)
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0 有用 rainbowrain 2018-04-16 13:11:24
相比给年轻科学家的信其实更像自传。读到Yasuni National Park那段老激动了。
0 有用 mondo 2022-05-08 00:37:08
这本书也许可以作为高年级本科生和低年级研究生（尤其生物类专业）的启蒙读本，用来判断是否准备好开始一段学术生涯，又或者可以帮助已进入学术圈的学者回看自己的学术路，是否仍怀有一颗纯粹的学术之心（这两类人也正是young scientist的合理定义，无关于绝对年龄，以进入学界的相对年龄计）
0 有用 花卷馒头 2015-03-26 01:51:16
好书！！
1 有用 NinjaMomo🍀 2022-08-14 00:40:54
8.9-8.12.2022 职业建议和自传的杂糅，没有期待中的好，适合对science或者研究动物的超级新手看，对已经踏进学术圈的young/budding scientist感觉价值一般
0 有用 Shawn 2013-12-23 21:12:56
thought provoking
0 有用 Abies 2023-03-26 21:07:47 浙江
讲太多他自己领域的东西，特别是关于各种蚂蚁，过于繁琐了，但是那些general tips都很受用
0 有用 宣纸 2023-01-09 19:45:22 荷兰
来自科研泰斗的科研价值观和方法论，可谓是精华集锦，也可以说是科研童话。作为智识超群的学界大佬，edward大佬真诚也谦逊的分享了自己的科研心路历程，提出了很多对年轻工作者的科研建议，比如着眼于问题而非技术会走的更远之类。要是本科的时候读到这本书就好了。
1 有用 NinjaMomo🍀 2022-08-14 00:40:54
8.9-8.12.2022 职业建议和自传的杂糅，没有期待中的好，适合对science或者研究动物的超级新手看，对已经踏进学术圈的young/budding scientist感觉价值一般
0 有用 陈文 2022-07-02 21:12:21
highly recommended
0 有用 mondo 2022-05-08 00:37:08
这本书也许可以作为高年级本科生和低年级研究生（尤其生物类专业）的启蒙读本，用来判断是否准备好开始一段学术生涯，又或者可以帮助已进入学术圈的学者回看自己的学术路，是否仍怀有一颗纯粹的学术之心（这两类人也正是young scientist的合理定义，无关于绝对年龄，以进入学界的相对年龄计）