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 . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Sunday night rant: the way things should work.
 2 komentāri - (Komentāri ir slēgti)  Entomoloģija, Skepticisms  Dowsing, JREF, Malārija, Odiem, Pseidozinātne, Izkrāpšanu un krāpšanu, Skepticisms Look above, I’ve created a new page for techniques. Ever wonder how something is done? Ask me how and I will illustrate. Dalīties!
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 . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Stupid buttefly of the week Dalīties!Viens no perks Būt entomologs ceļo un vākt. Man dažus tūkstošus jūdžu uz auto katru vasaru, un tie ir divi no labākajiem vietām Arizona, lai savāktu. Top attēls ir no Baboquivari kalniem (Baboquivari Peak vidū), Brūns Canyon pētīšanas stacija. . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Jomā Dalīties! Komentāri ir slēgti Entomoloģija Arizona, Kolekcionēšana, Entomoloģija, Bīstamību Kolekcionēšana, Imigrācija 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 iekšā, you will see dozens . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Time-lapse butterflies Dalīties!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 . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Skumji bet patiesi Dalīties!This is an old image of mine, so it’s not perfect. If you can tell me this butterfly to species you get a high-five. If you know the subspecies, I’ll send you a new pack of #3 stainless steel pins! Only hint: It’s from the western USA. . . . → Lasīt vairāk: OK butterfly people, who am I? Dalīties!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 . . . → Lasīt vairāk: NY Times FAIL – Acupuncture Dalīties! Viens komentārs - (Komentāri ir slēgti) Skepticisms Acupuncture, Alternatīvā medicīna, Slikti Zinātne, Veselība, Mediju I love Ming Tsai and his cooking empire as much as the next 3-am TV viewer. Faktiski, 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. . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Ming’s Myth Dalīties![youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc] I really enjoy this autotuned Sagan, makes me with I was this eloquent. Watch more videos here at the Symphony of Science. Dalīties! |
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