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If PBS were to produce a reality show about scientists, it might turn out like this. I suspect Isaacson has focused on the human drama for its popular appeal, but also for what it says about the history of science. This isn't to dismiss the importance of competition and the effect of egotism on the progess of human achievement, but it's unsightly, and for this reader, quite boring. The science is explained in terms shallow enough that careful readers will be able talk about what they don't understand, as are the ethical implications, and all told, this might be a good thing. It's a start at least. The science is hard to understand. People are hard to understand. But I'm not sure that this best-selling simplification is the solution.