Published in the Santa Barbara News Press, Inverno 2009. Who can tell me what’s wrong with these captions?
Page scan credit: Stuart Wilson.
 2 comentarios - (Os comentarios están pechados)  Entomologia  Ciencia malo, Bolboretas, Entomologia, Lepidoptera, Medios As if educational standards weren’t bad enough in this country, Texas has decided to make them worse. A recent push from a conservative school board has re-written history, literally. The logic may be a bit difficult to follow, but they have attempted to “balance” history by injecting more conservative ideals (fíxate, no one is . . . → Ler máis: Time to let Texas be its own country again Comparte este!Publico a doutra persoa. Atopei esta serie nunha conferencia de PZ Myers, moi entretido e deberías ir a ver o Sr. Deus mesmo. [crackle src=/p/Mr._Deity/Mr._Deity_and_the_Messages.swf&fv=id=2021384&mu=0&ap=0] Comparte este!Not the typical butterfly – but this is the protein folding structure from a South American hemorrhagic fever – the Machupo virus. The article was found on Science Daily. A striking resemblance to a butterfly, maybe even a Hesperiidae (photo from Butterflies of America). . . . → Ler máis: Bolboreta da semana Comparte este!I caught a brief airing of the TV show “The Doctors“, today’s episode was titled “Medical Emergencies You Can’t Ignore”. For the most part they regurgitate positive medical health affirmations. They also babble on about “healthy” foods and things that are good for you and the “dangers” of all kinds of common household bacteria/chemicals and . . . → Ler máis: Os doutores están fóra. Comparte este! Os comentarios están pechados Escepticismo Medicina alternativa, Ciencia malo, Homeopathy, JREF, Quack, Scams e fraude, Escepticismo Ben, I bet if I was selling something it would show up pretty damn low on this chart. Below you can see different alternative remedies ranked in accordance to their scientific efficacy. Follow the link for a more comprehensive explanation of the ratings, but the remedies are ranked based on each claim – green tea . . . → Ler máis: Compra o novo tónico curativo de Chris! Comparte este! Os comentarios están pechados Escepticismo Medicina alternativa, Ateísmo, Nutrición, Pseudociência, Escepticismo Because I would have been subjected to this. Talk about animal cruelty! Ok, just kidding, but this story is a bit ridiculous. The article states that the scientists had used the voice of Limbaugh because it was “readily available”, not because they hated him. Well that turns out not to be true, they chose Rush . . . → Ler máis: Afortunadamente, I’m not a beetle Comparte este!Rivers Cuomo wrote me a song. Not bad, but now I think I want that mantis costume for Halloween. And of course I am obliged to point out that earthworms are not insects… [vimeo=14822451] Comparte este!Came across this article today care of Doug Yanega at UC Riverside, which spurred the search for further information. Who can tell me what those “flowers” actually are? 10 points to the first to guess correctly… or maybe some awesome prize? Comparte este![youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHdKEhFM7mY&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] Comparte este! |
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