Last updated on:
2/22/2008 |
Author: ProCon.org
Matt Ridley, DPhil Biography
- Title:
- Scientific Writer
- Position:
- Not Clearly Pro or Con to the question "Is Sexual Orientation Determined at Birth?"
- Reasoning:
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“I believe that human behavior has to be explained by both nature and nurture.”
Nature Via Nurture: Genes, Experience, and What Makes Us Human, 2003
- Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Experts
Individuals with PhDs or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to human sexuality. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to human sexuality. - Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Non-Executive Chairman, Northern Rock Plc.
- Hon. Doctorate, Science, U. of Buckingham, 2003
- L.A. Times Book Award 2001
- Motley Fool Book of the Month award 2000
- Aventis prize for science books 2000
- Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction 2000
- Founding Chairman, International Centre for Life, 1993-2000
- Columnist, The Sunday and Daily Telegraph, 1993-2000
- Rhone Poulenc prize for science books 1996
- Writer’s Guild award for non-fiction books 1993
- Rhone Poulenc prize for science books 1993
- The Economist, American Editor, 1983-1992
- Editor, Science and Technology, 1984-1987
- Visiting Professor, Cold Spring Harbor Lab., N.Y.
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- Glaxo science writer’s award, best science article
- Education:
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- DPhil, Zoology, Oxford University, 1983
- BA, Zoology, Magdalen College, Oxford University, 1979
- Other:
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- None found
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