Genetic engineering. Building blocks of life. Selfish genes. These phrases are imaginative metaphors but are also part of the language of science.
Professor Mary Midgley has been described as the "foremost scourge of scientific pretension in the country". In her new book The Myths We Live By she argues that in order to make sense of the modern world we must understand the mythology of science.
Mary Midgley joins Jenni to discuss her book and to talk about what motivates her writing as she approaches her 85th birthday. 'The Myths We Live By', by Mary Midgley, published by Routledge, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Books Ltd; ISBN: 0415309069
