"When one tugs at a single thing in nature; he finds it attached to the rest of the world."
John Muir
For me, today was a day to remember that the earth is "neither a toilet nor your mother". How we treat the earth matters. We should not abuse it, and we should not worship it. It doesn't belong to humans, but it also isn't greater than humans.
Muir's insights into the complexity of nature, the challenges of research and understanding...and all of this complexity reflects the majesty of the earth's Creator.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
The Scientific Method Insulates My Heart
A Method that fictionally releases my mind from subjectivity
I approach with a graphing paper notebook and pen
And evaluate.
The method seems to simplify the luster of ten thousand decisions.
The method seems to free me from criticism and fragmented affections.
Stead-eyed I plot the line.
And while the facts never speak for themselves,
The method helps them to.
And that’s the way we like it.
- - -
I was just considering how I approached my new twitter endeavor like an experiment. Putting it in the confines of research made it more manageable to me.
Does that reflect my personality, or my Grad school re-programing?
Maybe I'm thinking a little too hard ;).
But this feeling "insulation" or superiority that is attached to the label of scientist is worrisome. I just read an article about climategate by John P. Costella (linked in the title) which delves into the details of scientists abusing their power for their own ends.
This reality makes me sad. Scientists are certainly not free from bias or corruption. Could transparency and high-quality science win back the public's trust, or is it lost forever? I still think minimizing subjectivity by using a standardized method is a worthy endeavor. It's the path I'm on now...we'll see how it goes...
I approach with a graphing paper notebook and pen
And evaluate.
The method seems to simplify the luster of ten thousand decisions.
The method seems to free me from criticism and fragmented affections.
Stead-eyed I plot the line.
And while the facts never speak for themselves,
The method helps them to.
And that’s the way we like it.
- - -
I was just considering how I approached my new twitter endeavor like an experiment. Putting it in the confines of research made it more manageable to me.
Does that reflect my personality, or my Grad school re-programing?
Maybe I'm thinking a little too hard ;).
But this feeling "insulation" or superiority that is attached to the label of scientist is worrisome. I just read an article about climategate by John P. Costella (linked in the title) which delves into the details of scientists abusing their power for their own ends.
This reality makes me sad. Scientists are certainly not free from bias or corruption. Could transparency and high-quality science win back the public's trust, or is it lost forever? I still think minimizing subjectivity by using a standardized method is a worthy endeavor. It's the path I'm on now...we'll see how it goes...
A leap of Twit
I don't want to be afraid of technology.
Therefore, I will tweet.
New challenge: tweet once a week (shoot for manic Mondays)
and see what I learn...
maybe I'll love it, maybe I'll hate it,
but hopefully I'll start to understand it!
Therefore, I will tweet.
New challenge: tweet once a week (shoot for manic Mondays)
and see what I learn...
maybe I'll love it, maybe I'll hate it,
but hopefully I'll start to understand it!
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