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NNadir

(33,368 posts)
8. Oh, I definitely agree. Nevertheless, one may not appreciate what fame does to oneself.
Sat Jul 17, 2021, 09:35 AM
Jul 2021

My wife is observing this.

Recently, as an outgrowth of the Covid crisis, the professor for whom she works, an expert of evolution - including that of viruses - has found himself suddenly being interviewed by major media and invited to be "Keynote speaker" in various settings and racking up grants, is changing, and it seems not to be entirely under his control.

One can be decent, gracious, and famous at the same time of course. I once spent an hour in a room with Seaborg. I can't say I knew Seaborg - I didn't - but I observed his interactions with people. He struck me as a very decent and gracious man.

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