tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920853279904580146.post1201995480850793870..comments2023-08-21T03:19:17.378-07:00Comments on The Mycelial Network: What is the Mycelial Network?Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14599182386756342225noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920853279904580146.post-68515824037554972162010-03-16T09:14:00.141-07:002010-03-16T09:14:00.141-07:00this is great paul, I'm really looking forward...this is great paul, I'm really looking forward to your future posts. What interests me the most, and what i am trying to propose for my academic studies, is human interaction within their internal and external environments, and how both effect one another. i think what you are presenting is just that and this is exciting to see! <br /><br />and i also would like to know more about spiders, cuz i will be honest, i have a Beaker freak out "meep meep!" when i see them and call pat to get them out of the house. (I know, i'm a weenie tot when it comes to spiders.)upalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354735076056890315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920853279904580146.post-84840141816463648892010-03-15T15:41:49.981-07:002010-03-15T15:41:49.981-07:00Hey Paul, best of luck on this venture.
To Austin...Hey Paul, best of luck on this venture.<br /><br />To Austin's comment, I've always been frustrated that schools tend to teach inductively (specific to general) rather than deductively (general to specific) [if I've gotten my PHIL101 right with those terms]. The example I usually throw out (aside from having to memorize the succession of English Kings in the 17th century before learning who took part in WWI) is biology. My high school freshman science class was Molecular Biology. We started at the very bottom -- vacuules, chromosomes, other things I was forced to make out of play-doh even though I was in high school in an AP course -- not at the top, the vast and beautiful machinations of life. Who cares about osmosis when you have no context of appreciation? It's like having to compare and contrast the stats of Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux without ever having seen a hockey game. Surely, molecular biology has its merits, but I think it's best left for those who wish to drill down in this field. We'd all be better off with an appreciation and understanding on the grander scale, I believe. I've always felt appreciation should come first -- and that sounds like what you're up to here. Best of luck.JGL, pronounced "jiggle"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09724136754952467077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920853279904580146.post-56626381362322753452010-03-15T14:16:00.338-07:002010-03-15T14:16:00.338-07:00I'm actually most freaked out by silverfish in...I'm actually most freaked out by silverfish in my house, and while most insects and arachnids I leave be or carefully remove from my home, I either run away or "bravely" kill silverfish every time. What are they? Why do they have to be so creepy? (And yes, I know it doesn't sound like it, but I am ready for specific scientific answers about who they are and why they always want to live in my bathtub!)khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093821970943391245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920853279904580146.post-57648775109686695842010-03-15T13:00:08.118-07:002010-03-15T13:00:08.118-07:00I actually immediately thought about houseipedes a...I actually immediately thought about houseipedes as I was writing that. I know there's a lot of wildlife people find indoors that perhaps they'd rather not. I remember running out of the room, completely unable to deal with a big wasp or hornet at least once.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14599182386756342225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920853279904580146.post-7066979870435705932010-03-15T10:08:46.066-07:002010-03-15T10:08:46.066-07:00One possible discussion might be about people'...One possible discussion might be about people's educational experiences with biology and high school and elementary school. What was successful in making students actually interested in biology and what didn't work? I have always been interested in biology, but my high school experience had nothing to do with that. It may have actually made me less interested sadly.<br /><br />also, if you are demystifying spiders, how about some info on house-centipedes? They are a piece of nature that can be found in many people's houses. I think they are much scarier than spiders.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02333546216630414771noreply@blogger.com