I'm not usually much for video - text allows me to do three other things at the same time whereas video occupies two of my senses and annoys me when I am playing guitar. And I would like to ban all use of "X Whisperer" after the name of every person who thinks they have something clever to say.
But when someone I have never heard of (which means nothing, I am no microbiology expert) on a site I have never heard of(ditto regarding pop science) does something terrific in an interesting, elegant fashion, I am willing to kill 18 minutes of my life not being ADD, or whatever they call people like me who usually have to do multiple things at once.
So thanks Bonnie Bassler ... and you too Ted.com.
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Michael White | 04/09/09 | 21:00 PM
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I've recently read about quorum sensing, but that video made it all come alive for me. It reminds me of jamming stations being used to try to stop people listening to foreign radio stations. It's a signal to noise ratio problem in communications.
Patrick Lockerby | 04/09/09 | 23:27 PM
I'm not usually much for video - text allows me to do three other things at the same time whereas video occupies two of my senses ...
"Me free" - as we sometimes say over here. And it takes time, while I can usually zap through text in a trice and see if it's worth more detailed attention.
The Bacteria Whisperer is brilliant! Only one problem - in my mind I've now got this picture of lots of little bacteria dancing around to "Knowing me, knowing you" (Abba).
Robert H Olley | 04/11/09 | 12:01 PM
