of line serves scientists no less than poets and novelists. Learn parsimony by reading Shakespeare - or Evelyn Waugh - as well as J B S Haldane or D'Arcy Thompson. Learn lyricism by reading Wordsworth, as well as Carl Sagan or Peter Atkins. Learn wit from P G Wodehouse, as well as Steve Jones or Matt Ridley.

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