Moonrise Kingdom - On the set with Bill Murray
Jon and I are seeing this on Friday.
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U.S. firm The Amazing Jellyfish (theamazingjellyfish.com) takes the bioluminescent bodies of creatures that have died of natural causes and encase them in resin, thus preserving not just their bodies, but also their incredible glow-in-the-dark properties.
Edible Forest Free For All in Seattle
Like the edible candy forest in “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” a park in Seattle is designed to be eaten. But unlike the junk food forest of Wonka’s factory which only a few children got to taste, Seattle’s edible ecosystem will be all-natural, healthy, and free to the public.
Two acres of inedible grass in Seattle’s Beacon Hill area are being replaced with a forest of apples, plums, walnuts, and other food-bearing trees. Beneath the canopy of fruits and nuts, an understory of berry bushes will grow in partial shade.
“All of these plants work together like a forest ecosystem, but they are edible,” one of the park’s designers, Glenn Herlihy, told the Seattle Times.
Bee hives will help pollinate the plants and provide tasty honey. Other beneficial insects will be attracted by strategically planted flowers in order to combat pests without using poisons.
I wish this meme was around 5-10 years ago when there was so much stupid debate about the semantics of the word “theory”.
Also, I watched this great Dawkins clip the other day when he’s talking to someone who argued, “As far as I know, no scientist has declared evolution a fact. It’s just a theory.” (Btw, I could imagine a hundred hilarious ways for this scene to unfold.) Dawkins just looked at him and said, “Yes, well, I’m a scientist and let me assure you, it is a fact.” (I kinda wish the guy had asked Dawkins for his credentials.)
Anyways, an important point for all debates - scientific or otherwise - is establishing the meaning of words. I’ve seen too many stupid arguments where people agree to an idea but simply use different terminology. Also, don’t let semantics limit your mind; I’ve seen it all too often and it’s troubles me how otherwise intelligent people can get so stuck with something as simple as a label for an idea or a conventional way of understanding something. (e.g. “Marriage is defined as a bond between a man and a woman.” So.. why can’t we just redefine it? Furthermore, it’s not like marriage hasn’t been redefined before.)
Lol this is great
