Who is in school for science/ has a degree in science?

[F[uns]tylin' Eclectic]

Wondering how popular science is among the many footbag players of the world.

I'm in school for Ecology/Biology. Trying to do work in population conservation.

What's everyone else in it for/ have your degree in? And what kind of stuff do you want to work with/ are you working with?

[Jeremy]

Yay, science

I'm an undergrad doing an arts/science double degree majoring in zoology, plant science, and geography and environmental studies. The latter is my arts major, but you can do it in a science degree too, and it's mainly sciencey. I'd say though that I have a keen interest in all science. Aiming to be some kind of academic, but I'll probably work in environmental management if that falls through, or as a break between this and my phd. Right now I'm doing two real science subjects - genetics and evolution (of plants), and functional biology of animals. In genetics we have been instigating sex between pea plants, while in functional bio. we've been doing blood experiments.

My other two units this semester are environmental management, in which I'm constructing a management report for fresh water ecosytsems in Tasmania, and Geography of Asia in which I'm writing an essay about the health and state of farmed fish for export (to Australia) around the Vietnam region.

In regards to what I'd like to work on; well everything, I change my mind fairly often . I haven't even decided whether I'll do my honours in arts or science.

[F[uns]tylin' Eclectic]

Cool man, sounds really interesting. Plant biology has always been another interest of mine. I've always loved how they're so smart, in that they have tricky ways of making other organisms disperse their seeds for them or have the wind or water disperse seeds. They always seemed so much smarter than people make them out to be. That Tasmanian freshwater ecosystem sounds interesting. I was chosen to go study Common Terns with my Bio professor this year, but I couldn't do it because it interfered with my calculus class :\ Hopefully I get chosen to do this internship that I applied for where I'll be studying Saw-Whet Owls Good luck on your career dude.

[Jeremy]

I don't think we get common terns here, but we have 5 other species, including the Caspian Tern, which I think you'd get in the US as well. I have a keen interest in birds .

I don't know about plants being smart. I think their adaptations are just a consequence of evolution by natural selection. However I'm sure you'd love Botany Of Desire by Michael Pollan. There's a TV show as well, and this Ted Talk;

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/micha ... _view.html

Michael Pollan's other work about food (Ominvore's Dilemma and In Defence of Food) are both really good, and recommended . He was also heavily involved in Food Inc, which you might have seen. I think those kinds of issues about sustainable agriculture are probably where I'd like to work, which suitably combines my biology study with my geography study

[F[uns]tylin' Eclectic]

CORN > Osama Bin Laden

But seriously, whoa dude, what an eye opener. That's what I was saying about plants being "smart". They manipulate us and other animals to do what they need us to do in order to thrive. I had no idea about the chickens eating the maggots from cow pies, either. That amazed me that so much could come from so little. Really smart guy and very cool speech.

I wish I could find this one video I watched in Plant Bio class. I've been looking for it, but can't seem to find it. It's really interesting and gives tons of bizarre ways seeds are dispersed by animals, other plants, and nature's forces. The one really interesting part of the movie is about the do-do bird. I don't know if you know about it, but the do-do fed primarily on fruit from this tree called "Tambalacoque". The seed of this tree could only be germinated if it was passed through the digestive tract of the do-do. The fruit that was produced had a really bad smell that turned all other animals away except the do-do. Since humans wiped the do-do clear from existence, the tree still exists in some areas, but they are rare and where you can find them, there are PILES of fruit at the base of the tree. Pretty crazy. Human's screwed up the natural balance of one part of nature, and I'm sure we can do it again. We seem to be very good at that

[hacksterbator]

in science at present. Human anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology are my main areas of focus, but also do some biomechanics. i voted yay science.

[F[uns]tylin' Eclectic]

As I would hope Yay! Science!