...the biologist had the idea, unusual at the time, that plants were capable of subjective reactions to stimuli, and he decided to measure the strength of these reactions by attaching electrodes, like those used in a lie detector, to the leavesof a large, healthy philodendron...
J: This is ridiculous. We need to start reading age appropriate books. "Capable of subjective reactions to stimuli", you have no idea what that means, do you?
A: Yes. No... I know that Meg is reading an article about a scientist in a newspaper
J: What's a newspaper?
A: (long pause) It's... one. A thing... I don't want to read age appropriate things. I know what a newspaper is... It's black and white and read all over!
