Harvard Thinks Big: "Why Mammals Suck"
On January 31, 2013 I was invited to give a mini-talk to Harvard undergraduates about a "Big Idea." Although I wasn't able to talk specifically about my own research, I was able to highlight why milk is awesome, why everyone should care, and how that caring should translate in the community. I have embedded the 12 minute video and the text (minus the flubs) that goes along with it below. click video to play “Why Mammals Suck” Imagine a magic potion. This potion includes all of your calories and water. It has fatty acids to build your brain, glucose to fuel it, amino acids to build muscles, minerals to build your bones. vitamins, immunofactors, hormones. The things you need at the times you need them. Oh, and one last thing, your mom makes it just for you. This magic potion, of course, is milk and is why mammals suck. The synthesis of milk by mammary glands is the defining characteristic of our mammalian class- its where we get out name. Dobzhansky said “ Nothi