Jonas @ Fundamentals

Collecting examples of good metaphors from scientists. What is a good, relatively precise metaphor you use or can think of to explain a particular aspect of your research to laypeople?

https://fundamentalsfoundation.medium.com/climate-uncertainty-and-human-behaviour-aadf7ac05b94 on climate change, uncertainty, and human behaviour

To be, or not to be, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to beware
The slings and arrows of outrageous neurons,
Or to take views about a sea of thoughts
And by observing change them. To think—to sleep,
No less; and by a sleep to say we hear
The heart-beat and the thousand natural clocks
That flesh is heir to: 'tis a communication
Devoutly to be hear'd. To think, to sleep;
To think, perchance to dream—ay, there's the rub:
For in that sleep of thought what dreams may come

Climate uncertainty and human behaviour https://link.medium.com/GyYLNnI8Dvb

Does anyone have a nice poster of the evolutionary tree of life? Or could create one? We'll pay for it.

Evolution as an explanatory force works best in averages?

A day delightfully derailed

Planning for the future is learning, biologically speaking—neuronal fine tuning.

Every memory is associative?

The difference between biology and physics is the difference between dropping a pigeon and a bowling ball from high atop a tower. Biology is the difference between dropping a pigeon and dropping a blue whale (observers watching the experiment from below should however be aware of the physics as regards the whale in particular).

Does anyone have a good video of neurons “firing” ?

Looking at deep-seated human behavior patterns, what is true for sugar and oil is also true for news and media