Recent content by dumb22

astronomy is one area where the line between pro/amateur scientists 'blurs', or as some contend does not exist--as the old term 'Naturalist'--amazingly, there are more 'amateurs' scanning for NEOs than the 'pros'--our last Real problem NEO (near Earth object), came 'in with the Sun, as any...

And what of good-old Generalist/Naturalist---i see your main 'error-of-reasoning' as Any attempt to 'quantize' expertise---it's fine for classifying orthopedic surgeons---but as broken as 'broken-thinking'--so rampant. my cousin's NASA hubby is one perfect example--before retirement, he did all...

well then---you've all probably heard of 'King-Clone', in the Mojave, going strong at 50Kyears-- but how many know Aspen groves--again a 'Clone' having life-spans well over 1,000,000 years? aside from 'higher-plant-life' clones, we go 'down-under' where Individual Conifers have been found...