Psychics strike again!

A sad story has just made its way up from Belizethe American Crocodile Education Sanctuary has burned to the ground. At first glance this was merely an unfortunate report about a research and conservation facility that had been lost in a tragic fire. That, sepandan, is not the entire story. It turns . . . → Li piplis: Psychics strike again!

Skeptics nan Pup la

Aswè a, si w nan San Francisco, ou ta dwe fè wout ou nan Showdogs ba (tou pre SoMa la) pou ensèten nan PUB la ak onorab James Randi! Mwen pral nan prezans, ansanm ak kèk zanmi entomologist parèy. Try this facebook link – men si sa echwe, evènman an kòmanse nan 9pm.

If you’re not . . . → Li piplis: Skeptics nan Pup la

Wi, Repibliken Dwe Rayi Mwen Tou.

Plis pase sou Myrmecos Alex Wild jis pote nan atansyon mwen yon atak olye pèsonèl soti nan yon pè nan senatè repibliken (Tom Coburn, R-Okla., ak John McCain, R-Ariz). Yon fwa ankò mwen te kòmanse fè kòmantè, men yo bay ki jan fèmen nan kay sa a frape, Mwen te santi yon dyatrib ki pi long ki t ap pwoche…

Aparamman, travay mwen se yon fatra jeyan . . . → Li piplis: Wi, Repibliken Dwe Rayi Mwen Tou.

Nouvèl san sans, fwa sa a soti nan Lanati

Fresh off biro a Nature News se yon karakteristik k ap reflechi sou yon mond san moustik (oswa -zòtèy). Kòman nouvèl sa ye? Petèt gen kèk nouvo kontwòl vektè nou tout bezwen tande sou! Oke, tcheke atik ki soti nan dènye edisyon Nature ki gen tit “Yon mond san moustik“. I originally came . . . → Li piplis: Nouvèl san sans, fwa sa a soti nan Lanati

(Grinter) Ghost House

I’m back from the road with thousands of specimens, a little weary and ready to sit still for a bit. In all it was a wonderful tripbut I have lots and lots of processing to do. While I play catch-up, enjoy this clip. Osi lwen ke mwen konnen, there is no direct relation. . . . → Li piplis: (Grinter) Ghost House

Estimates of Global Species Diversity

This recent article in the American Naturalist has taken a second look at some of the famously inflated species estimates, some going high as 100 million (Erwin, 1988). Estimates conducted by the authors indicate that projections above 30 million have probabilities of <0.00001. Their estimated range is more likely to be between 2.5 ak . . . → Li piplis: Estimates of Global Species Diversity

D’oh!

Can’t find a way to link the direct video (not even VodPod), but here is the link to the Daily Show site. How many physicists pulled their hair out when they heard this one? Yikes, he is the newly appointed spokesman. Don’t worry Neil, you’re not going anywhere after this.

Having not aired yet . . . → Li piplis: D’oh!

Yon batay difisil

If there is one thing that I learned in college, it was how to easily distract myself. I tend to keep my TV on in the background while I’m working on my computer, especially late at night when I am usually fighting a winning war against sleep. The other night something did catch my . . . → Li piplis: Yon batay difisil

Must be a slow news day

With Korea teetering on the edge of a hot war, an ecological disaster of unprecedented proportion and civil unrest in Jamaica (someone harshed their mellow) – just to name a few of todays headlines from other sourcesCNN takes the time to fluff up its front page.

I usually . . . → Li piplis: Must be a slow news day

Kouman fasil se li…

fo yon rankont UFO? Mwen anrejistre videyo sa a de zan de sa sou dezè a nan Arizona. Konfese, li te fè kè m 'sote yon bat nan premye. M 'vire ak te gen twa limyè lumineux k ap flote pi wo a an silans m'. Mwen literalman te panse tèt mwen “apa pou Bondye a # @% Mwen pa kwè nan krap sa a!”. Nan . . . → Li piplis: Kouman fasil se li…