Comments on: Cafe Scientifique: Season Closer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/04/cafe-scientifique-season-closer/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:47:28 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: David Cohn http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/04/cafe-scientifique-season-closer/comment-page-1/#comment-15556 David Cohn Thu, 25 May 2006 18:42:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/04/cafe-scientifique-season-closer/#comment-15556 Does anyone know the info on the NY cafe scientifique, I'd love to go but we don't have any information yet. Please let me know Dcohn1 AT gmail DOT com Best Does anyone know the info on the NY cafe scientifique, I’d love to go but we don’t have any information yet.

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]]> By: John Branch http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/04/cafe-scientifique-season-closer/comment-page-1/#comment-15555 John Branch Fri, 05 May 2006 16:02:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/04/cafe-scientifique-season-closer/#comment-15555 I'm glad Café Scientifique is running well up in Syracuse. I noticed on Café Scientifique's general website that a New York City outpost is expected. Really looking forward to that. An occasional talk and public discussion sounds like a great complement to the reading I do in the effort to keep in touch with science. It's not my field, but it interests me, and I think understanding it is important. So, bring it on in NYC! I’m glad Café Scientifique is running well up in Syracuse. I noticed on Café Scientifique’s general website that a New York City outpost is expected. Really looking forward to that. An occasional talk and public discussion sounds like a great complement to the reading I do in the effort to keep in touch with science. It’s not my field, but it interests me, and I think understanding it is important. So, bring it on in NYC!

]]> By: Cynthia http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/04/cafe-scientifique-season-closer/comment-page-1/#comment-15554 Cynthia Thu, 04 May 2006 19:01:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/04/cafe-scientifique-season-closer/#comment-15554 I must echo T. Dobzhansky's sentiment: evolution is the single most important concept to boost our collective understanding of the life sciences. It baffles me how creationists could possibly think otherwise. I cannot image how a child can truly grasp the life sciences without the fundamental vehicle of evolution. On a more personal note, my comprehension of biology was greatly enhanced by intertwining this field of study with evolutionary theory. I must tip my hat to Darwin and his long line of successors! I must echo T. Dobzhansky’s sentiment: evolution is the single most important concept to boost our collective understanding of the life sciences. It baffles me how creationists could possibly think otherwise. I cannot image how a child can truly grasp the life sciences without the fundamental vehicle of evolution. On a more personal note, my comprehension of biology was greatly enhanced by intertwining this field of study with evolutionary theory. I must tip my hat to Darwin and his long line of successors!

]]> By: jepe http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/04/cafe-scientifique-season-closer/comment-page-1/#comment-15553 jepe Thu, 04 May 2006 17:56:57 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/04/cafe-scientifique-season-closer/#comment-15553 Mark: What a great idea (the Sc. Cafe') for getting together folks w/different backgrounds! As someone who has crossed over from physics to the biosciences and worked in pharma, it's perhaps worth pointing out to physics students that there are many fundamental physical questions relevant to drug discovery that they can explore. And such students would have a unique perspective on these problems that might lead to some new solutions. The T.D. evolution comment is dead-on; I was told by a protein expression guru when I was having problems w/ e.coli: "If you want to grow bugs, you have to think like a bug". This has helped newcomers understand the practical implications of evolution. Mark: What a great idea (the Sc. Cafe’) for getting together folks w/different backgrounds! As someone who has crossed over from physics to the biosciences and worked in pharma, it’s perhaps worth pointing out to physics students that there are many fundamental physical questions relevant to drug discovery that they can explore. And such students would have a unique perspective on these problems that might lead to some new solutions.

The T.D. evolution comment is dead-on; I was told by a protein expression guru when I was having problems w/ e.coli: “If you want to grow bugs, you have to think like a bug”. This has helped newcomers understand the practical implications of evolution.

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