A Conversation with James Watson: Avoid Boring People

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Caltech's Division of Biology is sponsoring this event, which will feature James Watson, author of Avoid Boring People, in conversation with Caltech's Seymour Benzer, the James B. Boswell Professor of Neuroscience. A book signing will follow in Ramo Lobby.

Watson, together with Dr. Francis Crick, was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1962 for their discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA. In his new book, he shares personal lessons gleaned from a career in science.

More information on Watson and his book is available at Random House Publishing.