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Back to the mundane world, goodbye imagination!
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Geez Paige the world is an amazing place without invoking weird claims. Imagination is what lets us construct testable ideas. One of the fascinating parts of science that is often left out is the path that led to a discovery. It's never simple or straight forward. The story of the Burgess shale fossils is so interesting. What are these beasties? How are they related to life on earth? Are they even related? Some fossils were originally studied upside down: legs, legs, which are the legs. Some turned out to be mouth parts of a larger creature. It's a fascinating story of guesses and missteps, hard work, and perseverance.
Now that you live out of the city take the time to look around. If you can see the north star watch the area on a clear night and see how many circumpolar satellites can be seen. Watch the astronomy section for naked eye comets. Watch the sky for sun dogs, halos, and other events. Raise some monarch caterpillars this summer and watch the butterflies emerge. How a creature can go through so many forms and get it right is a mystery to me.
