[HN Gopher] "Crime Pays but Botany Doesn't" crosses citizen scie...
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"Crime Pays but Botany Doesn't" crosses citizen science with
environmentalism
Author : acdanger
Score : 112 points
Date : 2022-05-06 04:28 UTC (18 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (www.outsideonline.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.outsideonline.com)
| RosanaAnaDana wrote:
| I've been his patreon for a couple years and you should consider
| supporting this kind of work. His cathartic rants about surburban
| sprawl and the downfall of western civilization might be the
| paper shield saving me from this world.
|
| https://www.patreon.com/CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt
| greggsy wrote:
| His podcast is really eye opening too - he talks about therapy
| and his time as a train driver quite a lot.
| tomrod wrote:
| Oh I love this man. Thanks for the link!
| 01100011 wrote:
| My favorite misanthrope. A true poet. Do yourself a favor and
| subscribe to his channel.
|
| I just wish he'd give some more love to the bryophytes...
| drc500free wrote:
| > On Twitter, you'll find that some young academics don't think
| Santore's takes on taxonomy are "woke" enough.
|
| It's interesting to see how "I stand up to the woke mob" is
| becoming a common marketing tactic to demonstrate authenticity,
| no matter the context.
|
| The only thing I find on twitter is Santore trying to start flame
| war threads with unprovoked complaints about "woke" people, and a
| bunch of people asking him what the heck he's going on about.
| colechristensen wrote:
| I'm all for the bullying of morality try-hards.
| micromacrofoot wrote:
| believe me, the anti-morality try-hards aren't any better
| kibwen wrote:
| I can only dream that I were half as passionate about computers
| as Santore is about plants, and a tenth as articulate. The
| foulmouthed Carl Sagan of the plant world.
| doctorhandshake wrote:
| Big fan. I hear his voice in my head whenever I scrabble around
| my property.
| beefandcheese wrote:
| Same, doesn't help that I have a mushroom farm.
| sprokolopolis wrote:
| I've been watching his content for a while now and I love him. He
| is a breath of fresh air in a field that is sometimes a bit dry.
| He is hilarious, knowledgeable and brings so much life and
| character to us in his content. If a little colorful language and
| wit can get more people interested in nature we will all benefit.
| We have to share this planet and the more we learn and love it,
| we will hopefull take better care of it.
|
| I am not a botanist, but I always loved plants. When I was 5
| years old I had guerilla gardens growing all over the
| neighborhood (mainly beans and flowers) and my grandparents
| taught me how to forage for plants and fungus. Eventually, I
| began memorizing plant taxonomies on my own. As a more self-
| taught plant person, I identify a bit more with Santore, than I
| do with others.
| haroldp wrote:
| Enthusiasm.
|
| He could do the same show without the poopy words and the sex
| dungeon jokes and it would be just as good because he has a
| contagious enthusiasm for the subject. Well _almost_ as good,
| anyway.
| bityard wrote:
| Counterpoint: there are those of us who would know even less
| about botany were it not for both this man's contagious
| charisma and abundance of dick jokes.
| colechristensen wrote:
| But that's who he is. He could pretend to have manners to
| offend fewer people but he doesn't have to, seems to be
| getting on just fine without manners, and probably attracts a
| lot of people who are put off by people who are dry and
| proper all the time.
| Severian wrote:
| I've been following him for awhile now. Didn't realize how
| popular he's become. I love the very Chicago accent, one of the
| reasons I started watching.
| ttyprintk wrote:
| Botany includes mycology in most university departments. My
| favorite episode is Late Night at the Mushroom Lab:
|
| https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kJVXAALRfRo
| asguy wrote:
| His Berkeley Bowl videos is one of my favorites:
| https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PUFQouwqbe8
| showerst wrote:
| Count me as someone who has gotten more interested in the natural
| world thanks to Joey. His mycology stuff led me to Alan
| Rockefeller who is also super cool, and does great talks and
| videos.
| ASinclair wrote:
| I saw him speak at a Nerd Nite SF event. Very funny compared to
| other presenters. I think he self-identified as having ADHD and
| it shows. He knows a ton and is self-taught.
| bliteben wrote:
| His affected voice he does always reminds me of AVE
| Adraghast wrote:
| Go to Chicago.
| anm89 wrote:
| Awesome channel. Really worth a watch
| weatherlight wrote:
| His stuff is great :) Its entertaining and informative. He
| certainly has a brand.
| stuaxo wrote:
| "in a landscape of American cultural decline" is a bit of a weird
| thing to just chuck in the middle of the text.
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