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Jack Longino
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entomologist and ecologist who studies ants (neotropical myrmecology) in particular, and has discovered over 130 new species of animals in his career.
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Science Quotes by Jack Longino (3 quotes)
I always feel like our descendants—they're going to be upset with us for wrecking the planet anyway—but they're really going to be mad that we didn't even bother to take a good picture. [On the importance of thorough research of even a little ant species.]
— Jack Longino
Quoted from NPR radio interview, also published on NPR web page by Christopher Joyce, Morning Edition (1 Aug 2013).
If you're shopping for a home entertainment system you can't do better than a good dissecting microscope.
— Jack Longino
Quoted from NPR radio interview, also published on NPR web page by Christopher Joyce, Morning Edition (1 Aug 2013).
They look a little like the monster in ‘Alien.’ They’re horrifying to look at up close. That’s sort of what makes them fun. [About his microscopic study of ants.]
— Jack Longino
As quoted by Lindsay Whitehurst in 'University of Utah Scientist Discovers Terrifying Ant Species', The Salt Lake Tribune (31 Jul 2013)
See also:
- Jack Longino - context of quote “Home entertainment … a good dissecting microscope” - Medium image (500 x 350 px).
- Jack Longino - context of quote “Home entertainment … a good dissecting microscope” - Large image (800 x 600 px)
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
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