
Richard Powers with Nihal Arthanayake
The Penguin Podcast
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Bewilderman
Bewilderman is a new book about the relationship between science and art. The author says he wanted to be a scientist, but fell for the seductions of art instead. Bewilderman's title comes from an essay by physician biologist Lewis Thomas. "I don't see a huge difference between what scientists are doing and what artists are doing," she said.
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