Sauti ya Jumapili usiku: jinsi mambo yanapaswa kufanya kazi.

Nimekutana na makala hii leo na ikaweka tabasamu usoni mwangu. Mtafiti wa malaria anayesafiri alikutana na “dawa ya kielektroniki ya kuzuia mbu” inauzwa katika orodha yake ya ndani ya ndege. Kuwa mtu mwenye akili, aligundua hii ilikuwa KE kabisa na kabisa. Pia aligundua kuwa bidhaa hii labda inauzwa vizuri zaidi ikiwa iko kwenye njia ya kukabiliana na malaria . . . → Soma Zaidi: Sauti ya Jumapili usiku: jinsi mambo yanapaswa kufanya kazi.

New page!

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

Stupid buttefly of the week

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 disasterand 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 . . . → Soma Zaidi: Stupid buttefly of the week

Katika uwanja

Moja ya manufaa ya kuwa mtaalamu wa wadudu ni kusafiri na kukusanya. Mimi huweka maili elfu chache kwenye gari kila msimu wa joto na hizi ni sehemu mbili bora zaidi za kukusanya huko Arizona. Picha ya juu ni kutoka Milima ya Baboquivari (Kilele cha Baboquivari katikati), Kituo cha Utafiti cha Brown Canyon. . . . → Soma Zaidi: Katika uwanja

vipepeo vya kupita muda

Licha ya kutopendezwa sana na vipepeo, wao ni wazuri kutazama. Hapa kuna video nzuri sana ya mvulana ninayemfahamu huko Kusini mwa CA. Video zake za mzunguko wa maisha wa lepidoptera ni za kuvutia sana, na huyu hasa ni mrembo. Ikiwa unakata karibu 3:00 katika, utaona kadhaa . . . → Soma Zaidi: vipepeo vya kupita muda

Sad lakini ni kweli

maoni mafupi kuhusu Linus Pauling na vitamini C chini lilinikumbusha video hii ya kwanza posted wakati iliyopita na Pharyngula. Hii ni Kary Mullis, inventor ya PCR, na mshindi wa Tuzo ya Nobel. Uvumbuzi wake kimsingi alifanya DNA uchambuzi inawezekana. Lakini kama Pauling, yeye pia ni kabisa na kabisa karanga. Kama una . . . → Soma Zaidi: Sad lakini ni kweli

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.

. . . → Soma Zaidi: OK butterfly people, who am I?

NY Times IMESHINDWA – Acupuncture

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 . . . → Soma Zaidi: NY Times IMESHINDWA – Acupuncture

Myth Ming ya

Mimi upendo Ming Tsai na kupikia himaya yake kama vile ijayo 3-am TV mtazamaji. Kweli, maelekezo yake ni ya ajabu na unapaswa kufanya nao mwenyewe. Lakini mimi niliona tabia isiyo ya kawaida kwa ajili yake na kusema (kufafanuliwa) “unapaswa daima kutumia hai, ni bora zaidi kwa ajili yenu”. Hii majani yangu kidogo puzzled. . . . → Soma Zaidi: Myth Ming ya

Kuweka mambo ya shaka

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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.