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A single case of surrogate motherhood seems about to stampede the British government into hasty legislation on human embryology. It should think again.
Attempts to model the growth of highly symmetrical crystal structures are most conspicuous for their failure. The urgent need is for truly cooperative models.
The Reith Lectures for 1984 were delivered by Professor John Searle under the title “Minds, Brains and Science”. Stuart Sutherland discusses some of the issues raised in the broadcasts.
