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1. From this post on Gene Expression (found via this excellent post):
the study of human genetic variation is in its infancy, and once it hits adolescence it’s going to start becoming a real pain in the ass.
2. From a comment on this post on Anna’s Bones:
My argument, however, was very simple: If you don’t believe in evolution, don’t get the flu shot. It’s hypocritical.
3. From this post on Blind Scientist on scientists as communicators:
We are horrible communicators, most of our websites are dreadful and do no contain any useful information and when we are confronted with a dumb Playboy bombshell we lose the argument. We lose because usually the argument is so ludicrous that we have no patience to explain. We lose because we are unable to communicate in lay terms. We lose because we’re not entertainers or crowd manipulators. We lose because we make our arguments difficult to understand. We lose because we get angry.
4. From “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by J.K. Rowling:
After all, to the well organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. – Professor Dumbledore on p. 215, line 31
5. …………and…..:
…the trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things which are worst for them. – Professor Dumbledore on wanting Money and life extension, p. 215, line 35.