Late nights thoughts on listening to Mahler's Ninth symphony / by Lewis Thomas.

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Cont.: The unforgettable fire -- The corner of the eye -- Making science work -- Alchemy -- Clever animals -- On smell -- My magical metronome -- On speaking of speaking -- Seven wonders -- The artificial heart -- Things unflattened by science -- Basic science and the Pentagon -- Science and "science" -- On the need for asylums -- Altruism -- Falsity and failure -- On medicine and the bomb -- The problem of dementia -- The lie detector -- Some scientific advice -- The attic of the brain -- Humanities and science -- On matters of doubt -- Late night thoughts on listening to Mahler's Ninth Symphony.