Samuel Scudder

Many times, we learn stupid facts to pass a test and we never to actually apply them into our lives because these facts don’t seem importance to us. Samuel Scudder, an aspiring zoologist, began studying entomology before turning to study insects, when he came across Professor Agassiz who really helped to change his perspective about learning. Agassiz would say, “Facts are stupid things… until brought into connection with some general law.” Professor Agassiz acknowledge that facts are no good on their own but supported with context and connections can make them important to our lives today. Although, it’s hard to apply the anatomy of a fish to life, an experience Scudder would last him a life time. “It was almost with reluctance that I left