Reply #47: I'm studying the phylogeography of grasshoppers

[Evoman]

With new genetic sequence information, we are literally turning older morphology based biogeographic hypothesis concerning their continent of origin on their heads. Using molecular techniques, we can see the migrations of groups of grasshoppers from continent to continent millions of years ago. Right now, we are trying to figure out if a certain subfamily originated in Africa and migrated to South America during the sundering of the Gondwanaland supercontinent or a hundreds million years later after the North american continent joined the South American continent.

People think their is no creativity in science....just a bunch of conservative scientist poo-pooing their "out of mainstream" ideas. The fact of the matter is, there is a unprecedented amount of amazing science happening out there...creative, stimulating, interesting science. Yes, scientists tend to be conservative...they tend to be a bit sceptical, but they are willing to study psychic claims and things like that. BUT WE HAVE NEVER SEEN EVIDENCE OF IT. EVER.

Why do people waste their time with stuff like that, when there are so many things out there to learn about? Why are there so many shows about psychics on TV? I don't get. As an aside, why would anybody watch anything starring Jennifer love Hewitt?