tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453315942766344869.post1847260321196851365..comments2023-09-20T11:05:55.935-04:00Comments on My Future Past: Little technical problems add up to big moneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453315942766344869.post-74954870976525167812011-02-18T12:45:29.174-05:002011-02-18T12:45:29.174-05:00I'm not sure I get where you're coming fro...I'm not sure I get where you're coming from. Are you asking why scientists investigated fleas? Or why NPR bothered to report it?<br /><br />Every branch of science has its claim to relevance, but I'm not a biologist, so I don't know theirs. I'm sure fleas matter somehow.<br /><br />As for the latter, well, why would I read a two-part article about trains? I didn't care about trains when I came across it. I still don't. But it was interesting to see how people think: the practical problems, the social and legal context of the railway industry, and the kinds of people that gravitate to it. Reading the article gave me another example of how things work, which now helps me understand how other things work. So, fleas? Sure, I can see how that would be useful to hear about.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526470032837468393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453315942766344869.post-88391413765174443482011-02-17T19:41:11.570-05:002011-02-17T19:41:11.570-05:00Can you tell me why it matters how a flea leaps? I...Can you tell me why it matters how a flea leaps? I heard some guy talking about it on NPR and I'm thinking, heck go ahead cut public funding for NPR if that's all they can come up with.<br /><br />Am I overlooking something cosmic here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com