Another not all that difficult GOP challenge, found here from the Scottish TV website. What’s wrong with the story below?
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A short clip from the brilliant show, Quite Interesting. The start of the discussion is in regards to cochineal bugs – although they refer to them as beetles! (see buggirl) Share this!This genius of the press is extra special, not for its difficulty, but for its redundancy. I found the same story carried on two separate sources, with different images – and both equally incorrect! I can imagine that it won’t take long for someone to point out exactly what’s wrong with these stories (hint, there . . . → Read More: Genius of the Press XI Share this!And while I catch up you can watch some creepy Isabella Rossellini re-enact the mating strategies of a bedbug. You should also read, if you haven’t caught it already, the excellent bedbug article written by the distinguished (and my former professor) May Berenbaum. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MakIB_IJnu0&feature=search] Share this!This one is just too easy. The billboard is on I-35 south of Burleson, Texas. I don’t know the true provenance of this image, but it came my way from Omar Bocanegra via Mike Quinn on the Texas Lepidoptera list-serv. Share this!Over on Myrmecos Alex Wild just brought to my attention a rather personal attack from a pair of republican senators (Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and John McCain, R-Ariz). Once again I started to comment, but given how close to home this hits, I felt a longer winded diatribe approaching… Apparently, my job is a giant waste . . . → Read More: Yes, Republicans Must Hate Me Too. Share this! Comments are closed  Entomology, Skepticism  Entomology, Logical Fallacies, Media, Pseudoscience, Republican, Skepticism Fresh off the desk of the Nature News is a feature pondering a world without mosquitos (or -toes). How is this news? Perhaps there is some new vector control we all need to hear about! Well, check out the article from the latest edition of Nature titled “A World Without Mosquitoes“. I originally came . . . → Read More: Pointless news, this time from Nature Share this! 4 comments - (Comments are closed) Entomology, Skepticism Entomology, Health, Malaria, Media, Mosquitos, Skepticism Just about time for another volume of Genius of the Press. Who will be first to spot the error here? Granted, the information section of the california flat rate moving website is not exactly a source of top notch journalism… Share this!Welcome to volume eight of the inconsistently reoccurring series, Genius of the Press. I came across this article recently regarding an endemic Puerto Rican butterfly. Who can tell me exactly why this report is misleading? It may be a little trickier than the standard GOP (I suggest discarding any previously associated acronyms with those letters). . . . → Read More: Genius of the Press VIII Share this! 5 comments - (Comments are closed) Entomology Butterflies, Conservation, Contest, Entomology, Lepidoptera, Media Who can see what’s wrong with this article? Share this! |
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