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He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1950, to the American Philosophical Society in 1958, and in 1963–64 he was a Guggenheim Fellow, spending the year at Cambridge University. He also received honorary degrees from the University of Berne, Yale University, Wesleyan University, New York University, McGill University, Clark University, and Amherst College. Wald spoke out on many political and social issues, and his fame as a Nobel laureate brought national and international attention to his views. He was a vocal opponent of the Vietnam War and the nuclear arms race. 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In 1966, \u003cem\u003eTIME\u003c\/em\u003e magazine listed him in a cover story as “one of the ten best teachers in the country.” Wald’s long career of research on vision culminated in his discovery of how Vitamin A works in the retina, leading to the understanding of the chemical basis of vision, for which he shared the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Haldan Keffer Hartline and Ragnar Granit. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1950, to the American Philosophical Society in 1958, and in 1963–64 he was a Guggenheim Fellow, spending the year at Cambridge University. He also received honorary degrees from the University of Berne, Yale University, Wesleyan University, New York University, McGill University, Clark University, and Amherst College. Wald spoke out on many political and social issues, and his fame as a Nobel laureate brought national and international attention to his views. He was a vocal opponent of the Vietnam War and the nuclear arms race. In 1997, Wald died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the age of ninety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorBio_1":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLEWIS AUERBACH\u003c\/strong\u003e was the producer CBC \u003cem\u003eIdeas\u003c\/em\u003e 1967 to 1971. He later worked at TV Ontario, the Science Council of Canada, the CRTC, the Auditor General of Canada, and as a private consultant. As a volunteer he was Board Chair at Tamir, which provides housing in Ottawa for the mentally challenged; at Options Bytown, which provides supportive housing for otherwise homeless, and the Harvard Club of Ottawa. He also has served on the Boards of the Great Canadian Theatre Company, the Hospice at Maycourt, and Oxfam. Currently he sits on the Board of the Forum for Research and Policy in Communications and the Harvard Alumni Association. 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He has an interdisciplinary PhD in ethnomusicology and sociolinguistics, has taught at UCLA and Boston College, has won numerous awards including a 2002 Grammy, and currently performs in a duo with his wife, clarinetist Sandrine Sheon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","ContributorRole_1":"Introduction by","ContributorRole_2":"Foreword by","Contributor_0":"Wald, George","Contributor_1":"Auerbach, Lewis (CA)","Contributor_2":"Wald, Elijah","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis recently discovered and very timely 1970 Massey Lectures by Nobel Prize-winning scientist George Wald, now in print for the first time ever.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere did we come from, who are we, and what is to become of us — these questions have never been more urgent. Then, as now, the world is facing major political and social upheaval, from overpopulation to nuclear warfare to environmental degradation and the uses and abuses of technology. 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Indeed, technology having obliterated distance, man needs more than ever before to become a community. Unless we can achieve some commonly accepted sense of human needs and goals, we’re lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, that is the kind of thing I shall be talking about. I shall be asking the question: From what base can a scientist, dealing as a scientist, make moral and political judgements? I would like to examine that base — my base. Perhaps it can become yours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat I am looking for is some sort of context that can serve as a guide to decision and action. In a sense, this is my religion — the entirely secular religion of one scientist. It contains no supernatural elements. Nature is enough for me — enough of awe, enough of beauty, enough of reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI would like to begin by sorting out some basic ideas. We need to know what we are talking about. Man has been engaged, ever since we have known him, in an unending struggle to know. I think that is epitomized in science — science is an attempt to understand all reality. Reality covers a very broad province — not only such relatively simple things as stones falling and the structures of atomic nuclei, but much more complicated things such as poets writing sonnets, people weeping, people praying. I think that some of those more complicated things science will never understand; but we’ll keep on trying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe point of the whole enterprise is to achieve understanding. Facts are only the raw material of science. Some time ago I read for the first time (though not the last) Herman Hesse’s book Siddhartha, and I came out of that first reading with a wonderful sentence: “One can gain knowledge from words, but wisdom only from things.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI think that’s what science is about: it’s a deep-seated attempt to extract the wisdom from things. As such, as that deep and consistent attempt to understand reality, science is altogether good (as our culture interprets “the good”) — there can be no such thing as bad science. Any other view would be a plea for ignorance, and there can be no possible quarrel with science that ignorance can improve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is another entirely different enterprise: the application of science to useful ends — technology. I have just finished saying that science is altogether good, but I would never dream of saying that about technology!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTechnology is for use, and in any properly conducted society, every enterprise in technology, new and old, should be under constant review and judgement in terms of the needs and goals and aspirations of that society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the troubles with our present society is that we tend to regard all technology, without question, as progress — sometimes the more unpleasant aspects of technology as aspects of fate. But that’s altogether wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e One needs to ask: Should one do everything one can? All too often the answer one is given is, Why, yes! Of course, one does everything one can — one travels as far and as rapidly, and makes as big a bomb as one can, and all those other things, as soon as one becomes able to. But the proper answer is: Of course not! Among all those things that can be done, a decision needs to be made as to which to do and which not to do, and that in terms of our essential human social needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho is to make those decisions? Well, another trouble with our present society is that those decisions are being made almost entirely by the producers of technology — by those who see in that technology opportunities for wealth, or power, or status. One should listen to all that such interest parties have to say. But then that final decision should be made quite otherwise. That final decision should be made not by the producers of technology, but by those who will have to live with the products.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, I think the position is this: Know all you can, but do only what seems socially useful and beneficial to do.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Long_description_1":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThis never before published found Massey Lecture will be released in paperback to complete the series.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe subjects he touches upon are even more urgent and timely today — overpopulation, nuclear arms, the environment have progressed further into the twenty-first century.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorge Wald is a Nobel Prize–winning biologist, and a well-known, popular Harvard professor, who was featured in TIME magazine as “one of the ten best teachers in the country”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWald was also a political and social activist, and spoke out against the war in Vietnam and the nuclear arms race\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA rebroadcast of this lecture is planned for mid-October 2017. 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Therefore Choose Life
The 1970 CBC Massey Lecture by Nobel Prize-winning scientist George Wald examines where we came from, who we are, and what is to become of us.
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Where Munro so remarkably captures rural banality, Crocker taps a similarly enthralling mundanity in Quebec’s urban bustle and Eastern Canada’s could-be-anywhere suburban sprawls.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNational Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"National Post","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“A fine and enthralling collection that will excite and seduce readers.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Toronto Star","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eBarrelling Forward\u003c\/em\u003e, is a short-story collection unique for its diverse points of view … Crocker draws us in immediately … these brief pieces resonate with the reader for a long time.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Winnipeg Free Press","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Barrelling Forward is a brilliantly crafted debut collection set against the backdrop of the crashing oil economy in contemporary Newfoundland.","ProductFormDescription":"Digital Audio, MP3","PublicationDate":"2017-03-18","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"Barrelling Forward is a brilliantly crafted debut collection set against the backdrop of the crashing oil economy in contemporary Newfoundland.","Subtitle":"Stories","Width":"5.25","WidthCode":"in"}
Barrelling Forward
Barrelling Forward is a brilliantly crafted debut collection set against the backdrop of the crashing oil economy in contemporary Newfoundland.
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{"id":6818431369275,"title":"Pigeon","handle":"pigeon","description":"\u003cp\u003eKaren Solie launched to prominence with her first collection of poems, \u003cem\u003eShort Haul Engine\u003c\/em\u003e (2001), finalist for the Griffin Poetry Prize and winner of many other awards and citations. She continued her upward trajectory with \u003cem\u003eModern and Normal\u003c\/em\u003e (2005), and is now considered one of Canada's best poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePigeon is yet another leap forward for this singer of existential bewilderment. These poems are X-rays of our delusions and mistaken perceptions, explorations of violence, bad luck, fate, creeping catastrophe, love, and the eros of danger. Once again, Solie shows that her ear is impeccable, her poetic intelligence rare and razor-sharp.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-30T09:06:30-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-29T16:19:34-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Poetry","By (author) Solie Karen","House of Anansi Press","pub date: 2009-04-01"],"price":1695,"price_min":1695,"price_max":1999,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40234025943099,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780887848230","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Pigeon - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1999,"weight":163,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780887848230","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40234035478587,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780887849022","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Pigeon - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1695,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9780887849022","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40234038755387,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770897328","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Pigeon - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":1695,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781770897328","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_7639fc48-36e1-4e3c-811f-9cc149b5b0ab.jpg?v=1655699609"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_7639fc48-36e1-4e3c-811f-9cc149b5b0ab.jpg?v=1655699609","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":22245185617979,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2551,"width":1651,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_7639fc48-36e1-4e3c-811f-9cc149b5b0ab.jpg?v=1655699609"},"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2551,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_7639fc48-36e1-4e3c-811f-9cc149b5b0ab.jpg?v=1655699609","width":1651}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eKaren Solie launched to prominence with her first collection of poems, \u003cem\u003eShort Haul Engine\u003c\/em\u003e (2001), finalist for the Griffin Poetry Prize and winner of many other awards and citations. She continued her upward trajectory with \u003cem\u003eModern and Normal\u003c\/em\u003e (2005), and is now considered one of Canada's best poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePigeon is yet another leap forward for this singer of existential bewilderment. These poems are X-rays of our delusions and mistaken perceptions, explorations of violence, bad luck, fate, creeping catastrophe, love, and the eros of danger. Once again, Solie shows that her ear is impeccable, her poetic intelligence rare and razor-sharp.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Pigeon
Karen Solie's poems are X-rays of our delusions and mistaken perceptions, explorations of violence, bad luck, fate, and creeping catastrophe.
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Sidewalk Flowers
A quiet but powerful testament to the joy that children can find in ordinary things.
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The Golden Daughter
Secret wartime letters, a volatile love triangle, an unmarked grave—a revelatory mother-daughter memoir about discovery, love, and forgiveness.
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Who Will Bury You?
Intimate stories about Zimbabweans in moments of transition that force them to decide who they really are and choose the people they call their own.
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Peaceful Me
A young child tells us about the different times when he feels peaceful, as well as how he copes when he needs to find a peaceful state again.
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I Am Because We Are
In this innovative memoir, a daughter tells the story of her mother, a pan-African hero who faced down misogyny and battled corruption in Nigeria.
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Ablutions
From the author of the award-winning The Sisters Brothers comes a dark, boozy, and hilarious tale from the LA underworld.
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Book Uncle and Me
Book Uncle and Me is an award-winning middle-grade novel about the power of grassroots activism and how kids can make a difference.
