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Title: Surely you're joking
Review: Very lightweight. There are three proto-books in here: 1) A scientific autobiography a la Feynman. These parts are OK, although they tend to support the thesis that physicists are wittier if not smarter than chemists. Mullins has no self-esteem problems.2) Some adventures in druggy/new-agey states of consciousness (astral projection, etc). These episodes are at least cleanly reported, but the implications are not explored from any particularly new perspective, so why bother?3) An attack on certain big-science viewpoints, in particular the HIV theory of AIDS causation. Mullins advances some interesting views. His accusation that the HIV theory came about because a lot of virus scientists were looking for work is alarming, and somewhat believable. But to make such serious accusation in an offhand manner, interspersed with his other random thoughts, is highly irresponsible.In short, not worth the money. It's a quick read so you won't waste too much time, and it is entertaining.
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