Lynn Margulis

Via Jerry Coyne, I learned that Lynn Margulis died yesterday. Those who’ve seen my public talks will know that most of the time, I refer to famous scientists with an affectionate nickname (never done this in an academic talk. Not yet anyway). Lynn Margulis’s is “the crazy cat lady”.  This post will give my opinion of her. I’ll warn you that a lot might seem negative, but I’m not judging her as a person, only her contributions (see the last 2 paragraphs).