Jrook t1_iuwq8ek wrote on November 3, 2022 at 4:01 PM

Reply to comment by sixstringronin in Researchers fed microalgae on leftover coffee grounds to produce high-quality biodiesel | It could decrease reliance on palm oil to produce biofuel. by chrisdh79

I also took this to mean it was a proof of concept. If they can extract something from coffee beans they can do any highly processed food waste

Jrook t1_iubz1wf wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:02 AM

Reply to comment by Manaoscola in The Discovery that Lemons Cure Scurvy Caused the Formation of the Sicilian Mafia by agreea

What industries did they destroy by Mafia tactics?

Jrook t1_iubvwh9 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 3:32 AM

Reply to comment by Manaoscola in The Discovery that Lemons Cure Scurvy Caused the Formation of the Sicilian Mafia by agreea

Such as?

Jrook t1_itiueje wrote on October 23, 2022 at 11:26 PM

Reply to comment by nikolai_470000 in Formation of Namibia’s fairy circles isn’t due to termites. Plants are "ecosystem engineers" that survive by forming optimal geometric patterns. by marketrent

I'm more inclined to think it's less of a type of intelligence, personally. It seems mechanical. Like an if/than program. Which I believe is a component to intelligence. But not inherently intelligence.

If I were to break away from the logical side, I don't believe you can have an intelligence in a creature without an organ basically dedicated to it.

Jrook t1_ithr0s4 wrote on October 23, 2022 at 7:08 PM

Reply to comment by katherinesilens in Formation of Namibia’s fairy circles isn’t due to termites. Plants are "ecosystem engineers" that survive by forming optimal geometric patterns. by marketrent

So I don't know this particular study but the way Venus flytraps work is each stimulus released a flood of calcium. However there's a trigger point which must be met. And such channels can be made more sensitive or less based on how much calcium it's exposed to.