Duchovné udrieť znova!

Smutný príbeh práve urobil jeho cestu až z Belize – American Crocodile vzdelávanie Sanctuary bol spálený k zemi. Na prvý pohľad to bola len nešťastná správa o výskume a ochrany zariadenia, ktorá bola stratená v tragickom požiari. Že, však, nie je celý príbeh. Ukazuje sa . . . → Čítajte viac: Duchovné udrieť znova!

Skeptics in the Pup

Tonight, if you’re in San Francisco, you should make your way to Showdogs bar (near the SoMa) for skeptics in the pub with the honorable James Randi! I’ll be in attendance, along with a few fellow entomologist friends. Try this facebook linkbut if that fails, the event starts at 9pm.

If you’re not . . . → Čítajte viac: Skeptics in the Pup

Áno, Republicans Must Hate Me Too.

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

zrejme, my job is a giant waste . . . → Čítajte viac: Áno, Republicans Must Hate Me Too.

Pointless news, this time from Nature

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! Dobre, check out the article from the latest edition of Nature titledA World Without Mosquitoes“. I originally came . . . → Čítajte viac: Pointless news, this time from Nature

(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. Pokiaľ viem, there is no direct relation. . . . → Čítajte viac: (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 a . . . → Čítajte viac: 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 . . . → Čítajte viac: D’oh!

An Uphill Battle

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 . . . → Čítajte viac: An Uphill Battle

Musí byť pomalý novinky deň…

S Kórea balansuje na hrane horúcej vojny, ekologická katastrofa rozsiahle pomere a občianske nepokoje na Jamajke (niekto harshed ich Mellow) – len aby sme vymenovali aspoň niektoré z dnešných novín z iných zdrojov – CNN berie čas na páperie svoju titulnú stranu.

I obyčajne . . . → Čítajte viac: Musí byť pomalý novinky deň…

How easy is it

to fake a UFO encounter? I recorded this video two years ago over the desert of Arizona. To confess, it made my heart skip a beat at first. I turned around and there were three glowing lights floating silently above me. I literally thought to myselfholy s#@% I don’t believe in this crap!”. The . . . → Čítajte viac: How easy is it