Moths: we’ll see ourselves out, there’s greener pastures brighter lightbulbs out there.

I dunno, seems to have worked out for the chillis - there’s more of them now than ever before

molecular biologists rolling their eyes

And on a more serious note, considering how much of science is doing admin, attempting to get grants, and data science, almost every scientist is very, intimately familiar with maths.

I don’t remember for certain, it was a while ago, but I believe that Uber penalises drivers who cancel too many rides

Bengaluru, India, set up something similar. It’s called Namma Bengaluru, and it’s usually much easier to get rides here than on Uber or Ola (their local Uber competitor) since all the money goes to the driver instead of having to split it. However, I believe it’s open source instead of a worker owned co-op.

Pinching off a leaf seems icky, but fallen leaves are fair game.

Houses were considered an expendable good (not sure of the exact terminology), not an investment until the past few decades.

Metaphysical means that it’s beyond the bounds of normal physics - stuff like ghosts, spirits, religious stuff, etc. Basically, you can cover a lot of hokey with it.

I know people shit a lot on deep dish, but the sheer amount of cheese… I’m in love.

In my case, it was to increase the number of available job opportunities rather than any genuine interest.