Ik kwam dit artikel van vandaag en het zet een glimlach op mijn gezicht. Een reizende malaria onderzoeker kwam over een “elektronische mug repeller” te koop in zijn in-flight catalogus. Omdat het een intelligente man, hij besefte dat dit totaal en volslagen BS was. Hij besefte ook dit product waarschijnlijk verkoopt het best, terwijl in-route naar malaria geteisterde . . . → Lees meer: Zondagavond rant: de gang van zaken zou moeten werken.
 2 commentaar - (Reacties zijn gesloten)  Entomologie, Scepticisme  Wichelen, JREF, Malaria, Mosquitos, Pseudowetenschap, Fraude en zwendel, Scepticisme Look above, I’ve created a new page for techniques. Ever wonder how something is done? Ask me how and I will illustrate. Deel dit!
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 . . . → Lees meer: Stupid buttefly of the week Deel dit!One of the perks of being an entomologist is traveling and collecting. I put a few thousand miles on the car every summer and these are two of the best places in Arizona to collect. The top image is from the Baboquivari Mountains (Baboquivari Peak in the middle), Brown Canyon Research Station. . . . → Lees meer: In the field Deel dit! Reacties zijn gesloten Entomologie Arizona, Verzamelen, Entomologie, Gevaren van het verzamelen, Immigration 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 in, you will see dozens . . . → Lees meer: Time-lapse butterflies Deel dit!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 . . . → Lees meer: Sad but true Deel dit!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. . . . → Lees meer: OK vlinder mensen, wie ben ik? Deel dit!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 . . . → Lees meer: NY Times FAIL – Acupuncture Deel dit! Een reactie - (Reacties zijn gesloten) Scepticisme Acupuncture, Alternatieve Geneeskunde, Bad Science, Gezondheid, Media I love Ming Tsai and his cooking empire as much as the next 3-am TV viewer. Werkelijk, 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. . . . → Lees meer: Ming’s Myth Deel dit![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. Deel dit! |
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