sentences:  Maddox enjoyed a privileged life during his childhood and youth, because of his father's position as editor of "Nature", encountering some of the leading scientific thinkers of the day and enjoying dinners with figures such as James Watson and Sir Fred Hoyle.Despite his family's background in science, Maddox was interested in the humanities while he attended Westminster School, an independent boys' school in London.Maddox went on to study English literature at Harvard University and graduated in 1992.