He watched as the vibrant hues turned to twisted shapes, and then within days, these plants shriveled up and died. Jones checked the chemical he sprayed them with, and surprisingly, it was a growth hormone called 2,4-D.It's an acid made up of a ring of six carbons and hydrogens called a benzene ring, with an acid tail.
To keep things tidy, we don't have to draw all these carbons and hydrogens, but keep in mind they're still there. Jones realized this synthetic hormone was incredibly potent.Tiny amounts of it would still encourage the ivy to grow, but if he sprayed on a lot of it, 2,4-D would trigger
But with 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T, you could spray your entire crop field, and only the weeds would die. Jones had stumbled upon the first practically viable selective herbicides, so he was quick to patent them in 1945, just as the war was ending.After the Allies victory, the patent secrecy restrictions in most countries were lifted, and it turned out that there were other scientists, both in the US but also in the UK,
lately about dating men being embarrassing? That attitude has a name, hetereroesimism. My guest today is Sarah Jones , senior writer for The Intelligencer. She recently wrote an article all about it called StraightWomen Are in Trouble. So, I invited her on to discuss romantic relationships, the systemic forces impacting them, and
coming into our community. Uh probably the most famous of those was during the Obama administration where Pastor Terry Jones received international media attention for coming to Dearborn to burnthe Quran. Uh so we are unfortunately we're used to this Westboro Baptist
The person is not able to form sentences. Jones , you owe us 10,000 pounds.
what happened was I had shot the pilot for Magnum I went to test for I was the last guy in town to test for Indiana Jones for step Spielberg and George Lucas I probably because I'd blown everyscreen test I ever had because you you get nervous you know it's a big break I didn't put a lot of pressure on me
of you who don't know Rob biologist conservationists activist is Vera said filmmaker you also might be the Indiana Jones of the conservation world some of the stuff you've done is really wildlyout there but sharks your passion shark water obviously no surprise about sharks
and you know he would smooth it out and make sure that the voices sounded the same nice and so then you calap Reaper Jones that whole series five books in that and so but that was completely on your own yeah that was the first timeI'd written something by myself as far as like book stuff and I was really frightened because there would be no one
the transcript. The transcript reads, "August so and so, 10:30 in the morning. Clarence Jones and Martin Luther King, Jr." It's just right on everything. So, what's connecting it to that? It's tied into alsothe first question, one of the first questions, James Earl Ray. So, when Martin King was assassinated, I'm saying to myself--. My first reaction start when I got over the grief and horror
are really my kids are seven and nine and they've been raised on Grape food and you look these are still kids who Jones for Chick-fil-A don't get me wrong they're they're not ideal um but we'rewe're small step people um but you know they still take salads to school they make their own vinegrets in the morning
York, the guy, I can't remember the actor's name but he was the father in the Bridget Jones movies. His character in The Gangs of New York was a boss at Tammany Hall and theyshow scenes and this actually happened, immigrants would come off the boat they would get maybe
so yeah him um and more recently Gwyneth Jones she always tries really strange things and carries themoff I like audacity um Richard K
all survive. They're all doing well -- except for one thing, they're completely liberated. You have two main characters, Rebecca Rose and my computer programmer, Nathaniel Trace, who has been working on a 'competor,' Bob Jones . Does anybody recognize what I'm paying homage to here -- a worldwide computer system that could control the financial system?It's Bloss Systems, written by D.S. Jones . Nathaniel Trace and Rebecca have one thing in common. They are free of social concern.
if there's a reason to have hope after all. Sarah Jones , welcome to the show. Thank you so much for having me. You're a writer at New York Magazine where you write about politics and in particular
I'm very excited to talk to Marion Jones today. Marion Jones is widely considered to be one of the greatest athletes of all time. Deemed the fastest woman in the world, she became the first woman to win five medals at a single Olympics when she won three gold and two bronze
And so when I go back to this all has been very strategic in planning, knowing that at some point, I was going to be ready for my voice Marion Jones would get up and work out.
amazing. Um it's one of the first Indiana Jones . I grew up with it in my childhood. And there's a scene in the Indiana Jones um where Harrison Ford is running through the bizars of Egypt fighting off these swordsmen um and all these bandits trying to get away and he's got his satchel with him and he's got his whip with him and he's
Like what if you break up with your partner? Jari Jones is an incredible, gorgeous model, trans Black woman, who just mentioned that the other day.
Spike Jones , I think you were very much the same wavelength as you he with "Adaptation" and with "Being John Malkovich," and also Michel Gondry that you
Spike Jones and I went to this Sundance lab thing.
Hannah Jones . She is the Pulitzer Prize winning author and creator of the 16 19 project. The MacArthur Genius Foundation Committee determined that she is, in
Sullivan Jones is my name.
Laura Jones is there too as a gummy.
Richard Jones , that is.
--Jasper Jones , yeah. Great collection-- Pollock, Rothko.
Tom Jones was a was a sex symbol in the '70s.
And Jones I like in particular, because she's a common thread throughout a lot of those stories.
annia Jones Dan R Henry Derek Jones
van Jones um who needs no introduction and you know you if unless you I
Bustifer Jones , who's a cat who owns all these clubs, and he he's just like the most posh man in the world, he is
different path we come from very very similar places here in Toronto but compared to most of the people you went to school with you're basically Indiana Jones and what what led you to lead that different kind of life from from the time I was young I knew I wanted to do something different my
Duncan Jones is my middle name.
Nasir Jones . He only changed it like 18 years ago, so thanks for the update.
Alex Jones is an interesting case, though, because suddenly he has power.
Earl Jones is a Montrealer who scammed the Anglo-Saxon upper crust community with his baby face and his participation
James Jones is, he is, I love him he's one of the best teammates I ever had, one of the funniest guys ever.
Van Jones : See you're kind a lopsided on the side so I might favor this side a little bit more, no offense.
Van Jones : So you guys just, just turn around.
Van Jones : I was, that was good.
Van Jones : And it wound up turning my life completely upside down because it turns out at that point in time if you went into Oakland
Van Jones : Well it's two things.
Van Jones : You know, that's a great question.
Van Jones : I might qualify.
Van Jones : Sure. Well I mean.
Van Jones : That you guys would come gliding in.
Van Jones : Yeah, one more question.
Van Jones : A couple things.
Van Jones : Right. If there like we're doing this fracking with Kool-Aid right.
Van Jones : They'd probably let us know.