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Lyall Watson | |
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| Born | Malcolm Lyall-Watson 12 April 1939 Johannesburg, Union of South Africa |
| Died | 25 June 2008 (aged 69) Gympie, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation | Scientist, author |
| Nationality | South African |
| Education | Rondebosch Boys' High School |
| Alma mater | Witwatersrand University University of London |
Lyall Watson (12 April 1939 – 25 June 2008) was a South African botanist, zoologist, biologist, anthropologist, ethologist, and author of many books, among the most popular of which is the best seller Supernature. Lyall Watson tried to make sense of natural and supernatural phenomena in biological terms. He is credited with coining the "hundredth monkey" effect in his 1979 book, Lifetide;[1][2] later, in The Whole Earth Review, he conceded this was "a metaphor of my own making".[3]
- ^ Amundson, Ron (Summer 1985). Kendrick Frazier (ed.). "The Hundredth Monkey Phenomenon". Skeptical Inquirer: 348–356.
- ^ Galef, B. G. (1992). "The question of animal culture". Human Nature. 3 (2): 157–178. doi:10.1007/BF02692251. PMID 24222403. S2CID 15087165.
- ^ Grimes, William (21 July 2008). "Lyall Watson, 69, Adventurer and Explorer of the 'Soft Edges of Science,' Dies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 3 October 2020.