Scientists need to be prepared to engage, and the best people to engage with are students, ideally from primary school because there's no question that their capacity to work out complex things is extremely good. Robert Winston capacitycomplexengage share on social
Parents should talk to their children, even when they are babies and can't talk back. Robert Winston babybackchild Change image and share on social
As parents, can we counter the effect of television violence? One worrying feature in Britain is that so many TV sets are in a child's bedroom; this means that the mediating effect of watching with a parent, the ability to discuss and interpret what has been seen, is lost. Robert Winston abilitybedroombritain share on social
Surgeons always underestimate the pain and disability involved in what they do to people. Robert Winston disabilityinvolvepain Change image and share on social
About 3 million IVF babies have been born since Louise Brown's birth in 1978. Bizarrely, when this life-giving treatment was first considered, it was massively controversial. A storm of vitriolic protest came from many religious leaders, journalists, politicians, regrettably even other scientists and doctors. Robert Winston babybearbirth share on social
Some of the hotels I've been put up in for work in Scotland have been shockingly bad. They're the type of hotel where the bedroom is like a cell and the Internet doesn't work. I feel quite aggrieved at that because you should at least be treated reasonably well and have basic comfort. Robert Winston aggrievebadbasic share on social
No matter what I've published - and you can look it up, I've published quite a lot in science, quite a few books too - none of it's very important. All will be forgotten and in a few years time will be a few comments in eight-point type in footnotes at the bottom of the page somewhere. Robert Winston bookbottomcomment share on social
My first vote was for a communist in east London when I was a medical student. But I've voted Tory, Labour and Lib Dem in my time. Robert Winston communistdemeast Change image and share on social
I actually don't mind whether people can choose the sex of the baby - in fact humans have been trying to do it for 3,000 years. But there is a real issue about the safety of the technique. Robert Winston 000babychoose Change image and share on social
My father died when I was nine, but I came from a stable family environment, which I think does contribute to being well-behaved. Robert Winston behavecontributedie Change image and share on social