part two...if you're still around

hi there!

I don't know about you, internet, 
but I'm one of the bandwagon riders who ascribes to 
this thing called the "germ theory of disease". 
I know, I know, it so mainstream and all, 
but the quirky thing about science is that 
to be a hipster, you're guaranteed to either
 be a yet-unnoticed revolutionary or a quack
 (these categories can even overlap for a single individual).
 I'm sure the miasma theory still has some adherents, 
mostly the mosquito lobby, certain South African politicians, 
and Jenny McCarthy. 

Hey don't you think  throwing in 

a concerned parent's take on autism is 

a bit hyperbolic given the contents of your list?

No.

"Mistakes are as serious as the results they cause!"

...returning from a potentially caustic diatribe...

So if you're one of those folks who
 openly spits in the face of Pasteur 
-which is fine; science has no gods beyond the reach of criticism- 
this next bit might not jive so well with you. 
Read it anyways. 
Worst case, you find out you're wrong 
(and you're now made smarter for it), 
best case, I'm wrong, and you have further kindling for your debate. 

Part of the cool  thing about our bodies

 is that so much complexity is racing around 

at mind-boggling paces and  reactions,

all hidden enigmatically beyond the veil of our awareness

...or something.

But, to better illustrate this, 

let's scuttle across the interwebs to 

the work of a hominid called David Bolinksy, 

who brought the world this astonishing gem:

(Or, if you're particularly impatient and want to skip over what is really an eloquent prelude to the actual artwork, click here.)

"These are expressions of truth as awe-ful things, 

by meaning, they are things you can worship. 

They are ideals that are powerful, 

they are irreducible, they are unique, they are useful

 - sometimes, often a long time, after the fact."

I've promised to keep the posts on the shorter side for your viewing pleasure, so I'll break this one off here, but the goal is to get you thinking about the weirdness of a cell, the automation, the machine-like beauty of it all. 

And hey,

if you should come out of the experience 

with a sense of awe for the beauty of life,

well

that wouldn't be too bad.

Stay tuned for more, if that's what you're into.