Joram Piatigorsky
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Joram Piatigorsky

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Scientists develop hypotheses—possibilities—to bridge gaps in the narrative between the known and the unknown. After a lifetime of publishing scientific articles on my research followed by a book on evolution and genetics, Gene Sharing and Evolution (Harvard University Press, 2007), I closed my lab in 2009 to focuse on writing fiction. My first publication was Jellyfish Have Eyes , a novel blending imagination with my past research experiences in jellyfish vision in the mangrove swamps of Puerto Rico, which I consider a highlight in my years of science. Since then, writing has been my primary medium for exploring the world, including the ever-shifting border between reality and imagination. Collecting Inuit art has deepened my understanding of themes I explore in my writing. I am fascinated by its origins in the frozen Arctic, diverse artistic voices, and mythology, especially the shamanic transformations. It took me a while to recognize the link between my interest in evolution and the transformation, which artistically capture the continuity within the animal kingdom, humbling the idea of our superiority, and reflecting a deep and unwavering equality and respect for all species. They also raise more questions than they answer, as is so often the case with art, science and life. It’s our work then to keep asking questions as we move into uncharted waters, forming and reforming the stories of our own evolution from the fragments of answers we find. My wife, Lona, of 55 years at the time of writing, our two sons, Auran and Anton and their wives, and five grandchildren have been my greatest gifts and make my journey in life worthwhile.
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