I enjoy, and am fascinated by, how you can find evidence in the field of what these ants do, and dive deeper to discover how and why they do it. I realize this is the world of a myrmecologist but does it teach us something broader? I am a former journalist who sometimes got a great story by examining what others missed, but also realize now how much I should looked deeper or differently at what’s going on.
Very well explained for some of us novices. I was taken by the search for knowledge, here obviously more valuable than the financial benefit to the searcher. At times my brother and I have had discussions about public policy and sparred a bit with some who are far more focused on "all about the money" and dismissive of science for its own sake. I am trying to calculate how to make the money focused get a glimpse of the impressive effort spent by scientists to advance learning and share that knowledge with others. This sort of knowledge digging and sharing can go a long way toward exalting science without necessarily consideration of the monetary side.
I enjoy, and am fascinated by, how you can find evidence in the field of what these ants do, and dive deeper to discover how and why they do it. I realize this is the world of a myrmecologist but does it teach us something broader? I am a former journalist who sometimes got a great story by examining what others missed, but also realize now how much I should looked deeper or differently at what’s going on.
Very well explained for some of us novices. I was taken by the search for knowledge, here obviously more valuable than the financial benefit to the searcher. At times my brother and I have had discussions about public policy and sparred a bit with some who are far more focused on "all about the money" and dismissive of science for its own sake. I am trying to calculate how to make the money focused get a glimpse of the impressive effort spent by scientists to advance learning and share that knowledge with others. This sort of knowledge digging and sharing can go a long way toward exalting science without necessarily consideration of the monetary side.