Genius of the Press XV
For this issue of the genius of the press, who can tell me what’s wrong with this article? It’s pretty subtle, but a clear mistake, especially for LiveScience.
Entomology
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Leave it to the Mythbusters
Not too long ago I posted about the device above – a cool looking glass bulb which supposedly uses light to scare away flights. That claim hit my skeptical nerve, and I discussed it in my previous post. Over the past weeks I’ve been researching reasonable methods to test this claim – and like…
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A ghost is born
Welcome to the new year, and nearly a full year of blogging! It’s amazing how fast the time flew by, but again it always does. As you likely noticed December turned out to be my weakest posting month with a whopping 2 posts. Resolution: more posting! Now I haven’t started blogging about music (for those…
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Are you an undergrad?
How about $2,000? Or maybe you know an undergrad who needs this? BioQuip offers a yearly scholarship to “encourage [undergraduate] student interest in entomology”, but guess how many people applied last year? 3. And sadly that’s actually high, I’m pretty certain that the award has gone unclaimed in years past. Chris Fall of BioQuip made…
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Genius of the Press XIV
Here are some screenshots from one of my favorite podcasts, The Moth! For those who aren’t aware of it, you should check it out – and be surprised that it’s not actually entomology related. True stories told live on stage that range from hilarious to heartbreaking. BUT, they have made an appearance on my GOP…
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Back in the Field
Tomorrow begins stage 1 of field work/crazy driving and vacation time. I will be focused on collecting for this stage of the trip, hitting southern Texas just in time for the tail end of fall flying moths in the genus Schinia. But microleps are my primary interest, and I’m sure I’ll come back with hundreds…
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Genius of the Press XIII
This week’s (as if I keep up with this weekly) GOP was sent to me by commenter “Subverted“. Thank you for the contribution! Makes like a whole lot easier, and I strongly encourage future submissions from other readers. For those new to my blog – the Genius of the Press series is a contest to…
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Call me skeptical…
I came across this interesting device and had an instant gut reaction.. “Of course a stupid water bulb doesn’t repel flies, this is a scam!”… deep breath… OK that is terrible skepticism. Actually, it’s cynical and it’s just what skeptics hate being called. It’s also something that happens much too easily – I’m pretty convinced…
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It just won’t leave me alone
On my daily commute back to Berkeley, I have spotted this (apologies for the cruddy image). Actually, I’ve seen a handful of these pop up around San Francisco and it makes me want to tear my hair out every time. For those who are new to my blog, this goes back to my Genius of…
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Genius of the Press XII
Another not all that difficult GOP challenge, found here from the Scottish TV website. What’s wrong with the story below?
