Comments on: Open thread 4/6/22

By: om

om — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:55:33 +0000

But fungi are talking?

https://nypost.com/2022/04/07/mushrooms-can-talk-to-each-other-with-up-to-50-words/

h/t InstaPundit.com

By: BigD

BigD — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 04:07:53 +0000

Interesting factoid about Lichens. Given the results of a simulation it appears some lichens could survive on the surface of mars.

By: Philip Sells

Philip Sells — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 02:19:02 +0000

Is it that all lichens are trios? Strange. I like seeing lichens out on hikes.

By: Art Deco

Art Deco — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 10:07:44 +0000

You’re setting the bar awfully low.

Well, your principal mainline denominations in this country are the United Methodist Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Presbyterian Church (USA), the Episcopal Church, the American Baptist Churches, and the United Church of Christ. I’m going to wager a fair survey would reveal the United Methodist Church and the American Baptist Churches are not as far gone as the remainder.

By: Wesson

Wesson — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 05:36:23 +0000

huxley,
Thanks for your interesting and well-written post about mushrooms.

By: R2L

R2L — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 03:32:10 +0000

Yawrate on April 6, 2022 at 2:40 pm and later, and others:
I am confused on one point. If Harris resigns the VPship, and Biden selects Obama as her replacement, with a current 50-50 Senate, who breaks the (presumed) tie vote? There is no Harris as VP to do so.
I think the same issue applies if Biden resigns, Harris becomes POTUS (ugh!), and she then selects Obama as the replacement VP.

Am I forgetting something or misunderstanding something? This is intended to happen before any senate changes after the Nov. 2022 elections, right?

By: Wesson

Wesson — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 22:41:04 +0000

Petition to Congress opposing Biden’s transgender policies:
https://www.votervoice.net/mobile/AFA/campaigns/93849/respond

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 20:54:59 +0000

Art Deco: “4. I’d be willing to wager that Kiril’s sermons are less offensive to C.S. Lewis’ mere Christian than are those of whichever clown presides of the Episcopal Church in the United States.” You’re setting the bar awfully low.

From Kirill’s sermon: “Only Russians are capable of sacrificing themselves to save humanity, just like Jesus did.”

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 20:26:02 +0000

I suppose you’re right; but I’m not sure she’d define herself as a liberal, exactly—What’s a liberal? I don’t know, I’m not a political scientist…?—but I’m almost positive that the tenor of the Court would change utterly and not for the better. IOW, the new Justice would use her position to batter, mock and ridicule her ideological opponents mercilessly… Hope I’m wrong.
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I was also wondering whether woke types will have to stop eating mushrooms now that the news is out…

But I found the whole mushroom explanation fascinating (thanks, Huxley!). It guess it explains mushroom rings, though I can’t figure out why those rings don’t seem to fill in with brother and sister mushrooms (though I suppose maybe they do).

What I can’t for the life of me figure out is why any self-respecting alga would want to have anything to do with a relationship like that…

By: Nonapod

Nonapod — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 19:53:15 +0000

Might THAT be the reason why the current (non-biologist) nominee for SCOTUS MUST BE CONFIRMED ASAP?

I know you’re being somewhat facetious, but the whether or not a certain non-biologist ascends to the highest court in the land isn’t really going to change the status quo since it’s just replacing a liberal with another liberal.