And that's IF they even know (especially as undergrads) what the larger picture of the data they're generating is! You're often only in there for 4-8 hours a week for one semester as a full time undergrad.
They need to invent birding but for like bacteria so I have something to talk to the outdoor science relatives about.
Coming back from a hike to find that you've made someone recant a dumbass take is always a highlight of my weekends.
I've made spicy tagine with ginger before, so probably sometimes? May be a matter of individual taste.
Yeah, you're trying to fulfill two kinds of expectations! (Or more! Subgenres etc!) Add in setting elements that readers are going to consider important to the characters / story and you have yet another thing to juggle.
on the other hand I think there are a lot of authors, perhaps especially recent authors in the romance fantasy space, who don't seem to understand that their setting *is* part of the selling point of the books.
Like, with settings like "cutest magic coffee shop" or "I am the new king of Isekailand" at least tell me enough to make sure that I know you haven't burnt the place down offscreen. Whether that's customers or paperwork.
Many things do cease to function at 90% of item. Or even less.
Good luck, I made a roooooound blanket because In theory, it prevented me from needing to count.