Comments on: Do red leaves photosynthesise? http://ianramjohn.wordpress.com/2008/01/30/do-red-leaves-photosynthesise/ Science, religion and politics from a Trinidadian plant ecologist Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:53:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Bible Versus and Gardens » Do red leaves photosynthesise? Further thoughts http://ianramjohn.wordpress.com/2008/01/30/do-red-leaves-photosynthesise/#comment-2061 Bible Versus and Gardens » Do red leaves photosynthesise? Further thoughts Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:27:24 +0000 http://ianramjohn.wordpress.com/?p=542#comment-2061 [...] Get more information about this from the author here [...] [...] Get more information about this from the author here [...]

]]> By: Ian http://ianramjohn.wordpress.com/2008/01/30/do-red-leaves-photosynthesise/#comment-1911 Ian Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:44:36 +0000 http://ianramjohn.wordpress.com/?p=542#comment-1911 And just in the nick of time, Greg Laden posts <a>this</a> article about colour preference and perception. And just in the nick of time, Greg Laden posts this article about colour preference and perception.

]]> By: Ian http://ianramjohn.wordpress.com/2008/01/30/do-red-leaves-photosynthesise/#comment-1907 Ian Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:13:55 +0000 http://ianramjohn.wordpress.com/?p=542#comment-1907 Yeah, that is a fun thought...but how would our visual acuity be different? Would red still be the colour of passion if it were all around us? Yeah, that is a fun thought…but how would our visual acuity be different? Would red still be the colour of passion if it were all around us?

]]> By: memopenhelix http://ianramjohn.wordpress.com/2008/01/30/do-red-leaves-photosynthesise/#comment-1906 memopenhelix Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:05:39 +0000 http://ianramjohn.wordpress.com/?p=542#comment-1906 This reminds me of a conversation a friend and I had walking home from the lab one day. We went past a red maple and began to speculate about what the world would look like if red was the most efficient pigment and most of the plant life was red. Imagine how much of the culture it would change--the Red movement for the environment. The coolness of the lush red forest....? Mary This reminds me of a conversation a friend and I had walking home from the lab one day. We went past a red maple and began to speculate about what the world would look like if red was the most efficient pigment and most of the plant life was red.

Imagine how much of the culture it would change–the Red movement for the environment. The coolness of the lush red forest….?

Mary

]]> By: Matt Hanson http://ianramjohn.wordpress.com/2008/01/30/do-red-leaves-photosynthesise/#comment-1898 Matt Hanson Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:00:02 +0000 http://ianramjohn.wordpress.com/?p=542#comment-1898 I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you. Matt Hanson I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you.

Matt Hanson

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