tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post5072627175782931561..comments2024-03-27T14:50:47.345-04:00Comments on <center>Sandwalk</center>: Hank Green Talks About Junk DNALarry Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-8813640726581673582013-06-10T10:09:52.466-04:002013-06-10T10:09:52.466-04:00Fairly sure I saw follow up videos where the legit...Fairly sure I saw follow up videos where the legitimacy of the findings was discussed...Jenna Mareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10865126375393001375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-65451491939843433902013-04-06T17:59:41.095-04:002013-04-06T17:59:41.095-04:00There are many people who think like you. That'...There are many people who think like you. That's why we try so hard to educate the general public (i.e. enthusiastic layman) about modern evolutionary theory. Read <a href="http://bioinfo.med.utoronto.ca/Evolution_by_Accident/Evolution_by_Accident.html" rel="nofollow">Evolution by Accident</a>.Larry Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-77388616574132617512013-04-06T17:03:13.600-04:002013-04-06T17:03:13.600-04:00As an enthusiastic layman, I've always felt un...As an enthusiastic layman, I've always felt uncomfortable with the term "Junk Genes". I am of the opinion that if they were junk or unnecessary genes Nature would have discarded them along its evolutionary journey. But then, what do I know? :)Joe Pereirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353399105160153877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-68846072865202970102013-04-05T13:40:58.048-04:002013-04-05T13:40:58.048-04:00I wonder how he could stay so excited when it obvi...I wonder how he could stay so excited when it obviously took several takes to cut the piece together. SPARChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09563722742249547887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-41683273496479019852013-04-05T09:47:59.404-04:002013-04-05T09:47:59.404-04:00If you choose to be a science writer, or a blogger...If you choose to be a science writer, or a blogger, or a maker of videos, then the onus is on you to acquire the expertise necessary to do a good job. If all you can do is paraphrase a press release or read a paper in <i>Nature</i> then perhaps you aren't qualified to pose as an expert on the topic?<br /><br />No science writer should assume that every scientific paper is correct. It's their duty to put the work in a context that will explain its significance to the general readership. It's their duty to be skeptical of extraordinary claims. Science writers are supposed to be on top of the field they are covering and that means they should be up-to-date on the current controversies. Larry Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-37429425971158603992013-04-05T08:41:25.011-04:002013-04-05T08:41:25.011-04:00I'm not sure what he's supposed to do. Id...I'm not sure what he's supposed to do. Ideally, if someone is attempting communicate scientific ideas to a general public, it should be sufficient to read and understand articles published in a top tier journal like <i>Nature</i>. If the journals screw up, I'm not sure how much blame should be laid on a messenger like Hank Green.Faizal Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937075798809265805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-20363929227552986552013-04-04T21:03:10.257-04:002013-04-04T21:03:10.257-04:00Bachelor of Science is a new high school diploma.
...Bachelor of Science is a new high school diploma.<br />DKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761138604438222762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-57769859894693972752013-04-04T16:00:31.055-04:002013-04-04T16:00:31.055-04:00The guy is a very enthusiastic host making the new...The guy is a very enthusiastic host making the news available to a more general public. I think he bought the encode shit as soon as the articles were released. Unfortunately. Maybe he should be told about the discussion so that he makes a better story. I think it's a story worth telling, and his style seems to be quite good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-82275890209381402632013-04-04T13:44:25.781-04:002013-04-04T13:44:25.781-04:00It's disconcerting!It's disconcerting!Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577768541892325988noreply@blogger.com