Dylan BerryMay 27
neville park

it's not like it would have changed anything in my life or whatever, but i wish at some point in high school bio or in some kids' science picture book someone had explained straight out that protein is not just, like, the nutritious gunk inside an egg; proteins are *tiny machines* with, like, moving parts. They *do things* and *make other stuff*.

(someone probably did and I just didn't read it, or maybe I read it once then forgot it? Anyway I wish it had been emphasized a little more)

May 27 at 11:45amWeb
Show threadneville parkMay 27
I also wish they had explained more in math that stuff like, idk, trigonometry is useful, not because you need to actually make a triangle, but because lots of problems in all different kinds of fields can be *modelled* as triangles, like on a graph or whatever. Possibly we were supposed to be smart enough to grasp this on our own though.
Show threadllewellyMay 27
@nev I suspect this was one of the goals of the "story problems", but it got lost along the way; most mathbook story problems come across as much too contrived and a bit silly.
Show threadColin PurringtonMay 27
@nev Textbooks certainly do that for enzymes but I agree that there should be more reminders that all proteins have functions beyond being tasty and nutritious.