One big reason I love this thread is that it illuminates just how contextual our talk about function and dysfunction is, and how hard it can be to jolt ourselves out of our own grooves so we can see the context.
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Philip Ball
I just had a fascinating conversation with a stem-cell biologist about organoids.
SCB: These cells are trying as hard as they can to make the organ.
Me: I’m interested that you put it so agentially. So they are trying and failing?
SCB: Yes, clearly.
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SCB: These cells are trying as hard as they can to make the organ.
Me: I’m interested that you put it so agentially. So they are trying and failing?
SCB: Yes, clearly.
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