tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704803712006356885.post2165044225203926160..comments2024-01-08T22:33:56.419-08:00Comments on All Creatures Great AND Small: Preaching Microbial Centrism!: Happy Reaping, Talmudic Questions, Zen Philosophy, and the Value of Reasoning From First Principles.Mark O. Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13233518474059717460noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704803712006356885.post-66013013016452729402013-04-19T16:05:44.463-07:002013-04-19T16:05:44.463-07:00There should always be time for questions. Someti...There should always be time for questions. Sometimes it is tough, but I have done some of my best thinking during office hours, when students come ask me questions without fear and without a lecture clock thinking. I find that many students are nervous about questions; I guess I understand that in the classroom. But office hours? Thank you for your comment. Ask away!Mark O. Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13233518474059717460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704803712006356885.post-30210198931301404002013-04-19T15:29:58.236-07:002013-04-19T15:29:58.236-07:00Oh, what a wonderful question. Sometimes I strugg...Oh, what a wonderful question. Sometimes I struggle to formulate my questions in the "heat of the moment"; I'm getting better, but you have to be pretty fast to recognize a problem, formulate a question, double check the question to make sure you're not asking something confusing or confused, and then get it in before the speaker moves on.Davhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459053241202567224noreply@blogger.com