It just came to my attention that Leslie Orgel is dead. He died on October 27th 2007 as an 80 year old scientist who has certainly left a great impression, was recognized as a great mind and a generous human being.
Leslie Orgel was also known for his “second ruleâ€, which states that “evolution is cleverer than you areâ€, meaning that the trial-and-error methods of evolution can produce better results than centralized human planning, an argument often used to counter creationist arguments.
There is not much I can write about him here that hasn’t been written better elsewhere. I was lucky to have spent some weeks in his lab as a student — precious memories of a different time.
Good luck to you, Leslie, wherever you are now.
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