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Post by Sofia on Aug 4, 2009 16:24:23 GMT -5
I think I'm in love.
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Post by Anne on Aug 4, 2009 17:50:28 GMT -5
I think you're a dork  |
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Post by Sofia on Aug 4, 2009 18:36:38 GMT -5
Give me one good reason why it's dorky to make phylogenetic trees for fun.
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Post by Monkey on Aug 4, 2009 18:58:15 GMT -5
Hey, that was my first reaction too, Jess! I like the trees better than the old classification system, but I refuse to switch until they come up with a mnemonic device that includes sex so I can giggle like a twelve year old. >  |
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Post by Sofia on Aug 4, 2009 19:11:26 GMT -5
Am I giggling?
I just love how elegantly they show evolutionary paths. Everything's so clear. A cladogram says that one thing evolved from another but the second thing seems younger than the first? No problem, they have a common ancestor you haven't found yet. I'm in loveeee. :>
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Post by Monkey on Aug 4, 2009 19:21:35 GMT -5
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Post by Mel on Aug 5, 2009 7:29:18 GMT -5
Noooo. D: *stubbornly refuses to switch* I have so much of the Linnaean Taxonomy memorized... xD And Latin is cool. >> Although I must say, this new method does make a lot of sense.  What was your mnemonic device, Monkey? We just had "King Phillip Came Over For Green Spaghetti". |
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Post by Monkey on Aug 5, 2009 12:39:36 GMT -5
xDD The one I was taught was King Philip, Come Out For Good Sex. My science teacher was great.
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Post by Anne on Aug 5, 2009 13:49:15 GMT -5
I believe Mel goes to a Christian international school so yours wouldn't be especially appropriate, Monkey xDDD
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Post by Ice on Aug 10, 2009 15:02:43 GMT -5
I feel so much less geeky than I used to... I had to go Google this. Is this compared to the old taxonomy method with the branchy things and Kings Play Chess on Fine Green Sand?
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Post by Mel on Aug 12, 2009 0:34:57 GMT -5
We'd get burned at stake! Monkey's /is/ much easier to remember, though. xDD Yeah Ice, that's the one. *loves her Latin names* |
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Post by Ice on Oct 10, 2009 15:30:39 GMT -5
I'd just like to mention that this is the topic of my upcoming bio lab.
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Post by Sofia on Oct 10, 2009 20:22:52 GMT -5
Lucky you, it's incredibly fun. Phylogenetic systematics has actually made me like biology. Well, evolutionary biology anyway. Like, I'm now considering a career in this stuff.
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What was your mnemonic device, Monkey? We just had "King Phillip Came Over For Green Spaghetti".
