The Birth of a Whole New Field of Scientific Inquiry? Last time I told you about how our search for an evolutionary theory of viruses had hit a dead end. Then one day I got an email from Bill Miller: “Dear Perry, Arthur and Frantisek, I’ve written this here 80-page paper on virus evolution. I’d…
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One Trail Dead-Ends While Another Blazes into View Last time I showed you some diagrams that gave me some eye-opening insights into viruses, DNA, and ethernet packets! Read Part 3 Here. At the same time I was musing on those diagrams, I got in touch with a scientist who was about to publish a paper…
The Journey to Natural Virus Evolution In 2019 I hired publicist Kelly Sullivan to fire up interest in my $10 Million Origin of Life Prize. Then nine months later, we all know what happened. So, two weeks into lockdown, Kelly says, “Perry, the media doesn’t want to see anything unless it’s about viruses. Surely, you…
Last time I asked you to imagine composing a mashup of the Beatles’ song “Hey Jude” with the Rolling Stones’ song “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” with your friends. (Read Part 1 here). I asked… Who wrote that mash up?
Imagine you’re heading to a campsite to hang out with your friends for the weekend. On the drive you hear “Hey Jude” by the Beatles and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” by the Rolling Stones on the radio. Later, sitting around the campfire, munching s’mores and sipping beers, you start strumming your guitar…
