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Whereas in science theory is lauded, speculation is ridiculed. A biologist accused in print of “speculation” is branded for the tenure of her career. This biologist finds herself like a ballet dancer imitating a pigeon-toed hunchback: All of the intellectual training to keep my toes turned out emotionally backfires with a request to speculate freely.
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Margulis, L. (1997). Speculation on Speculation. In: Slanted Truths. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2284-2_9
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