Scientists as human

The conversation about separating the person from the practice has been slower to surface in science than it has in the literary, film, journalism, and art worlds. It might seem that there is less distance between an artist and the thing they create than for their counterparts in the sciences because art is often positioned as subjective and... See more

Q: How realistic do you think it was that Grace was exiled from the scientific community because he brought up the possibility of non–water-based life?

A: I think it was a little bit exaggerated—a lot exaggerated, maybe—that our field would really try and isolate him in the way that it sounds like it happened. But there are rivalries in science.... See more