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Bateson

American  
[beyt-suhn] / ˈbeɪt sən /

noun

  1. William, 1861–1926, English biologist and geneticist.


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Four years ago, with the UK beginning to emerge from its latest Covid-19 lockdown, teacher Damaris Bateson asked her new intake of Year 7 students to write letters to their future selves.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2025

Lipset is a professor of anthropology at the University of Minnesota and the author of “Gregory Bateson: The Legacy of a Scientist,” among other books.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 12, 2024

“The result is really interesting and important,” says behavior biologist Melissa Bateson of Newcastle University.

From Science Magazine Sep. 6, 2023

Anna Bateson, chief executive of Guardian Media Group, said the move came as "our primary obligation is to do the right thing for our readers".

From BBC Jun. 15, 2023

The basset-hound data, Bateson argued, was either aberrant or inaccurate.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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