[extropy-chat] BIO: Stem Cells and bio-magic

[Brett Paatsch]

Harvey Newstrom wrote:

> Robert J. Bradbury wrote,
> > Every extropian should send a Newtonmas card to Dr. Elaine
> > Fuchs at Rockefeller University for her efforts in this area. 
> >  (Hows that for being proactive Harvey???)
> 
> You suggest sending thank-you cards after the fact, to people we
> never met, for doing work without our involvement, on projects 
> we never previously heard of, based on public reports we can't
> independently verify.
> 
> And you call this "proactive"?   :-)

I've got to agree with Harvey on that one ;-) Not that people don't
usually appreciate hearing from another person that supports their
work. Nobody ever gets sick of being appreciated but one card from
Robert (or an email) would probably be better than a bunch that 
looked like a  concerted campaigne from a group she'd never heard
of. The poor woman would probably wonder if the Raelians had 
renamed themselves and were trying to recruit her. :-) 

Seriously Harvey,  I think the most proactive thing you could do 
if you *want* to do something would be to take up Natasha's offer
and work on helping to identify goals. That's important. Your 
reasoning is sound on identifying goals and I think your input would
be valuable. I wish I was able to get to the US more easily.

Regards,
Brett