Chris Grinter, na 28. februar, 2010% Sem prišel čez ta članek danes in dal nasmeh na obrazu. Potujejo malarija raziskovalec naletel “Elektronska repeller komarjev” za prodajo v svojem katalogu med letom. Biti inteligenten človek, je spoznal, da je to skupna in izreči BS. Spoznal je tudi ta izdelek verjetno prodaja najboljšega časa na poti na malarijo jahalno . . . → Preberite več: V nedeljo zvečer rant: kako stvari morajo delovati.
Chris Grinter, na 25. februar, 2010% Look above, I’ve created a new page for techniques. Ever wonder how something is done? Ask me how and I will illustrate.
Chris Grinter, on February 24th, 2010%
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 . . . → Preberite več: Stupid buttefly of the week
Chris Grinter, na 23. februar, 2010%
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. . . . → Preberite več: In the field
Chris Grinter, na 23. februar, 2010% Kljub temu, da je precej brezbrižna metuljev, so precej pogledati. Tukaj je res super video s fantom, ki ga poznam dol v južni CA. Njegov čas-lapse video posnetke metuljev življenjskih ciklov so precej impresivna, in to je zlasti oči. Če ste zmanjšati na približno 3:00 v, boste videli na desetine . . . → Preberite več: Časovni metulji
Chris Grinter, na 23. februar, 2010% 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 . . . → Preberite več: Žalostno, toda resnično
Chris Grinter, na 22. februar, 2010%
To je stara slika rudnika, tako da to ni popoln. Če mi lahko poveste tegale metulja na vrsti boste dobili visoko pet. Če poznate podvrste, Jaz vam bomo poslali nov paket #3 nerjavnega jekla žebljički! Samo namig: To je iz zahodne ZDA.
. . . → Preberite več: OK metulj ljudi, Kdo sem jaz?
Chris Grinter, na 22. februar, 2010% 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 . . . → Preberite več: NY Times FAIL – Akupunktura
Chris Grinter, on February 21st, 2010% I love Ming Tsai and his cooking empire as much as the next 3-am TV viewer. Dejansko, 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. . . . → Preberite več: Ming’s Myth
Chris Grinter, on February 21st, 2010% [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.
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