Domingo à noite rant: a maneira como as coisas devem funcionar.

I came across this article today and it put a smile on my face. A viagem pesquisador malária deparei com um “repeller mosquito eletrônicos” para venda no seu catálogo em voo. Sendo um homem inteligente, ele percebeu que este era total e absoluta BS. He also realized this product probably sells best while in-route to malaria ridden . . . → Leia mais: Domingo à noite rant: a maneira como as coisas devem funcionar.

Nova página!

Look above, I’ve created a new page for techniques. Ever wonder how something is done? Ask me how and I will illustrate.

Buttefly estúpido da semana

Conheça esta borboleta? Está certo, ninguém realmente faz. É no gênero apodemia (Riodinidae), mas a taxonomia deste grupo é um desastre… e nem sequer me fale sobre as subespécies. Este espécime foi fotografado em setembro, o que significa que é mais provável que seja apodemia mormo (Necessita de ter um) com base . . . → Leia mais: Buttefly estúpido da semana

In the field

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. . . . → Leia mais: In the field

Borboletas de lapso de tempo

Apesar de ser bastante desinteressada em borboletas, eles são muito de olhar para. Aqui é realmente um grande vídeo por um cara que eu conheço no CA Southern. Seus vídeos de lapso de tempo dos ciclos de vida dos Lepidoptera são bastante impressionantes, e este em particular é bonito. Se você cortar a cerca de 3:00 em, você vai ver dezenas . . . → Leia mais: Borboletas de lapso de tempo

Sad but true

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 . . . → Leia mais: Sad but true

OK butterfly people, who am I?

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.

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NY Times FAILAcupuncture

Today I found this article in NY times healthtouting 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 . . . → Leia mais: NY Times FAILAcupuncture

Ming’s Myth

I love Ming Tsai and his cooking empire as much as the next 3-am TV viewer. Na realidade, 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. . . . → Leia mais: Ming’s Myth

Keeping things skeptical

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I really enjoy this autotuned Sagan, makes me with I was this eloquent. Watch more videos here at the Symphony of Science.