In response to: He Watched Biology from Up Close and Afar
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October 2025
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott ’92; President Eisgruber ’83 defends higher ed; Julia Ioffe ’05 explains Russia.
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott ’92; President Eisgruber ’83 defends higher ed; Julia Ioffe ’05 explains Russia.
Many thanks for highlighting the rich legacy of Lewis Thomas. I began med school in 1970, and began subscribing to the New England Journal of Medicine the following year, when Thomas’ column there began appearing. I always read it avidly, entranced by his fine writing, and what you call his “fascination with organizational principles in biology.” He helped bridge the divide between medicine and the humanities.