Matthew Cobb
@matthewcobb.bsky.social
Professor Emeritus (University of Manchester), writes on biology, history of science & French Resistance. Biography of Francis Crick, out in Nov 2025.
Link to publications: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8258-4913
Link to publications: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8258-4913
I'm often asked about the Cricks' Cambridge parties, which are mainly known through rumour and reputation.Here's the late Lisa Jardine, who as Lisa Bronowski was a student at Cambridge in the 60s and a family friend, through her Dad, and went to those parties. This was recorded in about 2009.
November 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I'm often asked about the Cricks' Cambridge parties, which are mainly known through rumour and reputation.Here's the late Lisa Jardine, who as Lisa Bronowski was a student at Cambridge in the 60s and a family friend, through her Dad, and went to those parties. This was recorded in about 2009.
Here's a clip from my chat yesterday with @erictopol.bsky.social – this is about Crick's first encounter with the psychedelic poetry of Michael McClure, in 1959. For the full chat (it lasts an hour - you could just listen) go here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns2c...
November 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Here's a clip from my chat yesterday with @erictopol.bsky.social – this is about Crick's first encounter with the psychedelic poetry of Michael McClure, in 1959. For the full chat (it lasts an hour - you could just listen) go here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns2c...
Here's an extract from my chat with @erictopol.bsky.social about Crick; this is about his involvement in 1980s work that helped lead to today's "AI"'s. Full video here: substack.com/home/post/p-...
November 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Here's an extract from my chat with @erictopol.bsky.social about Crick; this is about his involvement in 1980s work that helped lead to today's "AI"'s. Full video here: substack.com/home/post/p-...