Gave a impromptu lecture to personal banker at the banking center on campus today, on the topic of genetic mutation. He displayed gratifying interest. Or at least he said that it was cool as opposed to giving me the glazed look that so many undergrads demonstrated when I tried to explain nearly the same thing to them a few years ago.
Sometimes I feel like being in biology is like being in an obscure fandom. There're a decent number of people who's heard it in passing but only a small number of dedicated fans and you know it'll never be "cool" enough or "mainstream" enough to catch on, even if you think it's the greatest thing in the world. And then in the rare occasions when you manage to share your love with someone without scaring them away in the process, and then that person shows interest (or fakes interest due to personal agenda), it makes your day.
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