I came across this article today and it put a smile on my face. A traveling malaria researcher came across an “electronic mosquito repeller” for sale in his in-flight catalog. Being an intelligent man, he realized this was total and utter BS. He also realized this product probably sells best while in-route to malaria ridden . . . → Li piplis: Dimanch swa rant: fason bagay yo ta dwe travay.
 2 kòmantè - (Kòmantè yo fèmen)  Antomoloji, Dout  Dowsing, JREF, Malarya, Mosquitos, pseudoscience, Magouy ak Fwòd, Dout Look above, I’ve created a new page for techniques. Ever wonder how something is done? Ask me how and I will illustrate. Pataje sa a!
Know this butterfly? It’s OK, no one really does. It is in the genus Apodemia (Riodinidae), but the taxonomy of this group is a disaster… and don’t even get me started on the subspecies. This specimen was photographed in September, meaning it is most likely to be Apodemia mormo (mormo) based . . . → Li piplis: Stupid buttefly of the week Pataje sa a!Youn nan avantaj ki genyen nan yon entomologist se vwayaje ak kolekte. Mwen mete kèk mil mil sou machin nan chak ete ak sa yo se de nan pi bon kote nan Arizona yo kolekte. Imaj anwo a soti nan mòn yo Baboquivari (Baboquivari Peak nan mitan an), Estasyon rechèch Brown Canyon. . . . → Li piplis: Nan jaden an Pataje sa a!Despite being pretty disinterested in butterflies, they are pretty to look at. Here is a really great video by a guy I know down in Southern CA. His time-lapse videos of lepidoptera life cycles are pretty impressive, and this one in particular is beautiful. If you cut to about 3:00 nan, you will see dozens . . . → Li piplis: Time-lapse butterflies Pataje sa a!The brief comment about Linus Pauling and Vitamin C below made me remember this video first posted a while ago by Pharyngula. This is Kary Mullis, the inventor of PCR, and a Nobel Prize winner. His invention basically made DNA analysis possible. But like Pauling, he is also completely and totally nuts. If you have . . . → Li piplis: Tris men se verite Pataje sa a!Sa a se yon vye imaj mwen, kidonk li pa pafè. Si ou ka di m 'sa a papiyon espès ou jwenn yon wo-senk. Si w konnen sousespès yo, Mwen pral voye yon nouvo pake pou ou #3 broch asye pur! Sèlman allusion: Li soti nan lwès USA. . . . → Li piplis: OK moun papiyon, kiyes mwen ye? Pataje sa a!Today I found this article in NY times health – touting the benefits of acupuncture used for depression relief in pregnant women. I have a few problems with the journalist, Shirley S. Wang, failing to remain skeptical in her piece. But this comes as no surprise, so I won’t bother to point out obvious flaws . . . → Li piplis: NY Times FAIL – Akuponktur Pataje sa a!I love Ming Tsai and his cooking empire as much as the next 3-am TV viewer. Aktyèlman, his recipes are fantastic and you should make them yourself. But I have noticed an odd tendency for him to say (paraphrased) “you should always use organic, it’s much better for you”. This leaves me a bit puzzled. . . . → Li piplis: Ming’s Myth Pataje sa a! |
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