—The results of one set of data may be interpreted in conflicting ways to produce more than one truth statement. How can a minimalist research program avoid this difficulty?
—Once while walking, I encountered 5 Canada geese. Two of them started honking and flew away, but the other 3 simply walked out of my way. Will we ever be able to understand what factors create such behavioral differences at a given moment?
—Do the internal vestigial shells of slugs have a function?
—How small is the smallest piece of cytoplasm that can be considered alive?
—Is there a dimensional threshold below which a brain cannot develop consciousness or is consciousness present all the way down to the smallest animals with brains?
Grey heron in the C&O Canal.
To be continued.