A few weeks ago during a conversation about Mitch Hedberg's jokes with friends, the phrase "open sesame" came up. The conversation evolved, and ultimately demonstrated our ignorance of the sesame seed/plant.

So, in memory of Mitch (taken from www.4to40.com/earth/geogr...ntsindex.asp :

Sesame, Sesamum indicum, of the sesame family, Pedaliaceae, is an annual herb grown for its oil-rich seeds. It is among the most ancient of cultivated plants and has been grow... read more

That above saying - A picture is worth 1000 words - carries a lot of weight. Graphical presentation is paramount to the "information age". With increasing amounts of data with time we have come to desperately need to catalogue, interpret, and present information.
This paradigm applies to many areas of work, where computers and electronic devices have become essential.

In my work as a plant breeder I deal with mass amounts of data. It is inherently a numbers game to find the ideal gene... read more

From biochemical to interhuman interactions feedback is critical. I am here to bounce ideas off those who'll entertain a presentation of my worldly experience. Ultimately, I hope that I can inspire thought and exploration of the world around us. The views expressed in the following posts are all mine. Feel free to agree, disagree, dissent; whatever gets the gears turning.