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Title: Fun Romp Through Mind of Nobel Prize Winner
Review: One of the more entertaining and disparate collections of 'science' essays I've read in awhile, all from the meandering mind of Kary Mullis. His freewheeling and iconoclastic style often includes hysterical passages. Topics (or should I call them adventures) range from astrology, supernatural occurances, brown recluse spiders, and the OJ Simpson trial to more biochemistry-related (his field) subjects. His often unpredictable viewpoints are interesting, and rarely tied to scientific orthodoxy and his frequent rants against the scientific establishment and status quo are especially delicious coming from a highly honored Nobel Prize winner. Those looking for a solid scientific treatise should steer clear of this volume, but those just wanting an entertaining and somewhat thought-provoking read within a science context should enjoy it.
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