I read his autobios I guess 10-15 years ago and the misogyny felt weird. I was very much as McNeill described in the article: a young scientist who appreciated that someone could be a great in their field and fun, turning a blind eye to the dark side. I didn’t hear about the further shitty behaviour until now, but I didn’t really go looking.
Indeed, there’s no unlearning quantum physics; we should remember that achieving great things doesn’t make someone a good person.
duckythescientist@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Yeah 😞 I only learned about it this year too.
microcapybara@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
I read his autobios I guess 10-15 years ago and the misogyny felt weird. I was very much as McNeill described in the article: a young scientist who appreciated that someone could be a great in their field and fun, turning a blind eye to the dark side. I didn’t hear about the further shitty behaviour until now, but I didn’t really go looking.
Indeed, there’s no unlearning quantum physics; we should remember that achieving great things doesn’t make someone a good person.