amateur scientist

hmm.. i listened to this talk and it really made me appreciate my experience growing up. i did fiddle with things, do thing hands-on, and hence the questions were not difficult for me. i am surprised that they are difficult for other scientists. similarly class and another comment i heard today have gotten me thinking about skills that have been lost over the last century. ones that are recorded in my boy scout handbook, old cookbooks, and similar resources.

watch all the way through the ad at the end, an interesting idea about how the culture will change once we can take the internet with us. i hope it turns out as positive as they make it seem.