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Technical books, which have been constantly tested and updated for centuries, have recently encountered new challenges, because Amazon Online Bookstore, one of the largest bookstores in the world, has developed a comparable device. This device is named "Kindle" (Kindle, take "Ignite the love of reading"

The purpose of digital readers is to try to rekindle readers' interest in literature, just like iPod's interest in music. The "Ignite" reader weighs only 290 grams. It can download a book wirelessly in less than a minute, and can store another 200 books. Readers can read on their "electronic ink" screen, which feels very similar to traditional pages and can also make side notes. Although "lighting" has replaced paper books as the "darling" in the gift box under the Christmas tree on a large scale in the past Christmas, it is only sold in the United States at present, but many British people (especially those over middle age) have doubts about it. A columnist in The Times Book Review bluntly declared: "I still have a soft spot for old technologies-covers, pages, margins and printed words. My love for them will be lifelong. " However, if we look back, we will find that in the 1990 s, the literary world was still discussing whether computer writing hindered literary thinking, and now several writers are climbing the grid and contributing with 400 manuscripts. It seems that it is inevitable that information technology will become a spark that can start a prairie fire, and nostalgia can't stop the further simplification and practicality of book forms.

Obviously, technology is very penetrating, and it will not stay away from you because of your rejection. It will always come into your life and change you whether you like it or not. However, there is a universal judgment made in the name of science and technology, which is specious, but far from bringing us happiness. Historical experience tells us that if this judgment is further used by conspirators and dictators, it will cause human disasters. Professor Watson (James D. Watson,1928-; In recent years, he visited famous universities such as Peking University, Tsinghua University, Xi Jiaotong University and Zhejiang University, and Zhejiang University also established Watson Institute of Genome Science. For decades, his untimely remarks about the intelligence level of blacks and women have aroused the outcry of world public opinion, for example. Last year, he talked to the Sunday Times reporter about the problem of black mental retardation. He first expressed the hope that everyone would be equal, but said that "those who have to deal with black employees find that this is not true". This first ignited a long-term latent debate about genetic differences between different races, followed by large-scale noise and riots. As a result, his book promotion campaign in Britain was suddenly cancelled, and he was recalled by the boss of new york Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, where he worked and was responsible, and was forced to go through retirement procedures. The Nobel Prize winner not only lost his job, but also lost his reputation irretrievably, because people will never forget the condemnatory word "racist" when evaluating him in the future. But after Watson made a serious "political mistake", the book he had planned to cross the Atlantic to promote was published as scheduled. This is his third book about himself ―― avoiding boring people and other lessons from scientific life. Oxford University Press. 347pp. Two other books were published in 1968. "[double helix]", specifically how he and his colleague Crick discovered the DNA structure; Genes, Girls and Gamov, published in 2002, describes her life from the great discovery 1953 to 1958, and reviews and explains her life and scientific career, especially the complexity of personality and behavior, with a time span of 1928-

Watson is a teenager. His initial interest was ornithology, but when he was an undergraduate at the University of Chicago, he turned to genetics, and under the guidance of Professor luria, who later won the Nobel Prize for his research on viral genes, he received his doctorate from Indiana University at the age of 22. The guidance of the famous teacher made him realize that the key problem of biology is the nature of genetic material. 1952, his continuous exploration of genes finally yielded results. This year, at the age of 24, he and Crick discovered the double helix nature of DNA, so they won the Nobel Prize after 1963. Subsequently, Watson entered Harvard University to engage in scientific research. Most of the space in "Avoid Being Annoying" is about how he worked hard during his tenure and successfully strengthened the biology department of Harvard. Another important content of this book that may interest scientists is that he describes how he transformed Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory from a stagnant scientific research pool into a research center of his own. However, people want to see another peak of their scientific career-the Human Genome Project, but its function is not presented in this book. At that time, he persuaded the American government to intervene in the human genome sequencing project, initiated and actually took charge of the project until 1992, but he was forced to resign because he opposed allowing genes to apply for patents for commercial purposes (in his view, this was not conducive to the development of science and society).

Like his previous two autobiographical works, Watson judges others mercilessly in this book. As usual, his attitude towards his peers is frank and stern. In The Double Helix Structure, he begins with an unforgettable criticism of his colleague Crick: "I've never met Francis? Crick is modest. Similarly, Edward shared the Nobel Prize with george wells beadle (1903-) for discovering the genes that produce enzymes? Tatum condemned him as "a polite but boring man, and he had no choice but to go to Bedell". Angry at the deterioration of Harvard biology department in recent years, he gave it to Larry, the principal who was dismissed not long ago. Sumners's evaluation is "arrogant, ignorant of science, but determined to expand Harvard's biological research, and finally became second-rate." Ironically, however, the principal stepped down not because of his wrong scientific vision, but because he also made irresponsible remarks, attributing the scarcity of women in science to the innate differences between men and women in this field. It seems that they are. He is my brother! Another constant theme of all Watson's autobiographical works is finding a spouse. Here, he also tells how he finally married a brown-haired Harvard undergraduate who was 2 1 year younger than him after he couldn't find a "suitable blonde".

The writing characteristics of "avoiding annoyance" are also extraordinary. The author integrated the narrative of his life into his experiences and lessons at every stage of his career. Each chapter begins with "etiquette" (for example, "etiquette when you leave Harvard irretrievably"). Some of these experiences, such as "making your interest in knowledge exceed the objectivity of the topic", will be very useful to the fledgling scientists. However, it seems that he did not reflect on his radical or even inflammatory remarks about science and society in recent years, let alone sum up his experience and lessons. On the contrary, he still insists at the end of the book: "It is entirely possible that ethnic groups in different regions have had intellectual differences in evolution. Therefore, in the next 10 years, we may find the genes that cause these differences. " This is no different from the so-called "genetically inferior people may exist, and this intellectual difference caused by genes will not disappear because of education", so this book actually reaffirms or strengthens its inherent prejudice of "regarding blacks as a permanent drag on human progress". The scientific community almost unanimously pointed out the absurdity of his conclusion, because he "lacks the statistical knowledge of population genetics. Although there is enough evidence to show the influence of environmental factors on the results of intelligence tests, he turned a blind eye and stubbornly adhered to the unchangeable genetic determinism."

Modern people believe in science, and anything or slogan with the word "science" can gain orthodox status; However, 400 years ago, God and today's science occupied the same position. Therefore, it is unreasonable for people at that time to seriously claim that they are "unbelievers", just as some people say that they "don't believe in science" today. So, how did this change from 400 years ago to 400 years later begin and happen? "The emergence of science and culture. By Stephen Gao krogh. 572 pages, Oxford University Press. This is the first volume in a five-volume series devoted to answering this question.

In the author's view, with the scientific revolution that began in16th century, the west has broken the strong and weak patterns of all other scientific cultures, started a continuous and accumulated development process, and formed a general law of scientific development in the modern sense. Therefore, the author raises the question: Why can the pace of scientific revolution in the West keep moving forward and the achievements can be consolidated, while the scientific progress of other cultures cannot last? Why can science gradually become a dominant knowledge practice in the west? The author abandons the main method of explaining the above phenomenon for a long time-he calls it "enlightenment explanation". In his view, the reason for this unique phenomenon comes from "various accidental factors" and must be found from the origin and uniqueness of western culture. Under the guidance of the above research ideas, this volume is actually written as a history of western science and scientific thought from the 3rd century to the end of the 7th century, or a history of medieval and modern western science and related philosophical thoughts. Of course, the concept of enlightenment has been deeply rooted in the minds of western intellectuals, which does not mean that it can be completely abandoned if it is abandoned. Although the author verbally said that "enlightenment" would be ignored in his analysis, his long historical narrative had to be built on the temples of great scientists in the Enlightenment era.