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Prehistoric Mycology: The Original Food Scientists

Biology Evolution Science

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Prehistoric Mycology: The Original Food Scientists

Prehistoric mycology at its finest! Our cave-dwelling ancestors were the original food scientists, conducting deadly experiments with no IRB approval whatsoever! Poor Kevin became a statistic in humanity's first toxicology database, while his buddy experienced what was probably history's first documented psilocybin trip. The real MVP of human evolution wasn't opposable thumbs—it was the brave souls who sampled every fungus in the forest and somehow lived to update the tribal Wikipedia. Natural selection working overtime!

The Real Scientific Method: Expectation vs. Reality

Research Science Lab-life Academia Chemistry

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The Real Scientific Method: Expectation vs. Reality

The textbook definition of the scientific method: observe, hypothesize, experiment, analyze, conclude. The actual scientific method: chaotic experimentation until something interesting happens! Every breakthrough discovery in history started with someone thinking "what if I just try this random thing?" Newton didn't plan to revolutionize physics—he was just vibing under an apple tree. Fleming discovered penicillin because he was too lazy to clean his petri dishes. Behind every polished journal publication is a scientist who spent months frantically mixing chemicals and muttering "why isn't this working?!" before stumbling onto something brilliant by accident. It's basically organized chaos with better documentation.