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breaking the silos that fester ignorance...

I've always been fascinated by what I perceived with wonder in the makings of the natural world. I spent hours as a child just observing the patterns that unfold on this living planet, hearing, smelling and seeing all that occurs and questing it all. I could find no greater joy then to be able to sit and ponder what ever curiosity reality has conjured up for my observation at any given moment. That said, I take great pride in regaling friends, family and often times random strangers with curious bits of fascinating science such as: "did you know that you and the sun exist because suns before that one have died.?" "did you know that you and that squirrel are greater than 50% genetically identical?" "did you know that the brain you have, developed thanks to an accident of our ancient ancestor happening to live on both sides of what would be a great geological rift?" Depending on the party, the responses range from apathy to interest, a few times I find a...