I am happy to share the unfinished but nevertheless fascinating autobiography of the late Thomas Cavalier-Smith, written in 2020, shortly before Tom passed away in 2021. I thank Ema Cavalier-Smith for sharing the text with me. I recently finished curating the text (small corrections and referencing) https://zenodo.org/records/18733367 #Evolution #Eukaryogenesis #biology #CellBiology