Walking Into The Lab On Mondays With The Cortisol Level Of Someone Being Hunted For Sport

walking into the lab on mondays with the cortisol level of someone being hunted for sport

Euphorbia euphoria

Was sent this by a friend:

which is a reference to this:

namely, the fact that the wild mustard Brassica oleracea, once domesticated, produced a bewildering variety of vegetables by selecting each cultivar for a different part (cabbages from terminal buds, Brussels ssprouts from lateral buds, broccoli and cauliflower from flower buds, kale from leaves, and so on), all of them still being technically part of the same species, Brassica oleracea var. whatever.

Now, as far as I know, nobody has bred B. oleracea into a tree. But there is, not quite a single species, but a genus, that has gotten pretty close to that kind of internal morphological diversity:

Behold Euphorbia, the genus of spurges, counting over 2000 species (that nevertheless are often capable of interbreeding) scattered throughout all continents:

Euphorbia dendroides (Mediterranean)

The poinsettia, Euphorbia pulcherrima (Central America)

Euphorbia actinoclada (East Africa)|, one of the many cactus-like species (cacti proper are all American species except one, so if you see a cactus-like plant in an African or Asian deserts, odds are it's actually a kind of euphorbia)

Euphorbia trigona (Central Africa)

Euphorbia myrsinites (Southeast Europe)

Euphorbia obesa (South Africa)

Euphorbia ferox (South Africa)

Euphorbia ampliphylla (East Africa) (source)

Euphorbia aphylla (Canary Islands)

Euphorbia helioscopia (Eurasia and Africa)

And so on, and so on...

I wish philosophy classes/ majors focused on actively developing your own thoughts and responses to ideas in addition to studying the history of philosophy and analyzing existing texts. Like I absolutely think the latter are essential components, but I periodically felt so bummed out with how restricted you really are in terms of essay content and structure. I think philosophy clubs and the relationships that are formed in these classes are great for having some more freedom of thought and developing ideas on your own, but imo it could be woven into the actual curriculum, and that would add a lot of rigor and value to the programs.

10.10.2023

Lots of this lately. Been recovering from a bit of a sick spell, so I've been working when I can and sleeping when I have to. Grateful for Goose's company while I work and read :)

this is going to be difficult -> i am capable of doing difficult things -> i have done everything prior to this moment -> this difficulty will soon be proof of capability

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