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 . . . → Läs mer: Sunday night rant: the way things should work.
 2 kommentarer - (Kommentarer är stängda)  Entomologi, Skepsis  Dowsing, JREF, Malaria, Myggor, Pseudo, Scams och bedrägerier, Skepsis Look above, I’ve created a new page for techniques. Ever wonder how something is done? Ask me how and I will illustrate. Dela detta!
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 . . . → Läs mer: Stupid buttefly of the week Dela detta!En av fördelarna med att vara en entomolog reser och samla. Jag satte ett par tusen miles på bilen varje sommar och det är två av de bästa platserna i Arizona för att samla. Den översta bilden är från Baboquivari bergen (Baboquivari Peak i mitten), Brown Canyon forskningsstation. . . . → Läs mer: Inom området Dela detta!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 i, you will see dozens . . . → Läs mer: Time-lapse butterflies Dela detta!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 . . . → Läs mer: Sad but true Dela detta!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. . . . → Läs mer: OK butterfly people, who am I? Dela detta!Idag hittade jag den här artikeln i NY tider hälsa – touting fördelarna med akupunktur används för depression relief i gravida kvinnor. Jag har några problem med journalisten, Shirley S. Pengar, misslyckas med att förbli skeptiska i hennes pjäs. Men detta kommer inte som någon överraskning, så jag kommer inte att bry sig om att påpeka uppenbara brister . . . → Läs mer: NY Times FAIL – Akupunktur Dela detta! En kommentar - (Kommentarer är stängda) Skepsis Akupunktur, Alternativ medicin, Dålig vetenskap, Hälsa, Media I love Ming Tsai and his cooking empire as much as the next 3-am TV viewer. Faktiskt, 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. . . . → Läs mer: Ming Myth Dela detta![youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc] Jag tycker verkligen om den här autoavstämd Sagan, gör mig med att jag var här vältalig. Watch more videos here at the Symphony of Science. Dela detta! |
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