Quantum Forest

Trees: some of the most diverse organisms in the planet. Why do trees choose such different wood properties strategies? Why do some species have really low basic density (e.g. balsa) while others have wood that sinks in water? What is the evolutionary trade-off between different properties? How do these properties confer a reproductive advantage? How can we perform very early selection for breeding purposes?

Statistics: the mathematics of variability. Environmental statistics, longitudinal analysis, trying to make sense of Bayesian stats, R and ASReml.

Information flow: the role of information in our lives. How do we learn and obtain information? Sharing research results without limitations, Who are the winners? and What do they do to make the most of information?

No really fascinations but things that I would like to learn (in no particular order): judo, Chapman stick, archery, running, Portuguese, shooting and Japanese.