Zoriontsu Lurraren Eguna

With a great message from Bill Nye, the Science Guy.

We need to be conservationists to be sure, preserving wetlands, forests, open spaces and coastlines. We need to reduce our wasteplastic trash and the like. But what we really need is big, new ideas: new ways to distribute and store energy for . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Zoriontsu Lurraren Eguna

Get a Life, Discovery

I sat rapt in front of my TV on Sunday watching the latest installment of the BBC/Discovery seriesLife”. The first thing that comes to my mind… “WHY was Oprah chosen to narrate!?” Naturalean, I waited for the insects special to air before I blogged about this, but having to listen to Oprah for the . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Get a Life, Discovery

Zientzia Azokarako Medikuntza Ikerketa

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Benetan galtzen nago nire 8. mailako zientzia azokako proiektua bezain ondo diseinatutako akupuntura azterketa positibo bat ulertzeko.. Onartua, Zientziako ume nerdy bat nintzen, baina lan hobea egin nezake mozkortuta. Uste dut jarraipen-azterketa bat egin beharko nuela eta bertan probatzen dudan . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Zientzia Azokarako Medikuntza Ikerketa

ren izenean…

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Ez dago gaizki ezarritako erlijioarekin…

You can read all about his story from the NY Times. Uste dut tratu txarren eskandalu honen gauzarik beldurgarriena (eskandaluakssss) da elizak benetan uste duela hori satanasen lana dela – ez gizaki indibidualen adimen bihurrituak. Bai, “the Devil is at work . . . → Gehiago irakurri: ren izenean…

Texas berriro bere herrialdea izan dadin garaia da

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 tobalancehistory by injecting more conservative ideals (mind you, no one is . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Texas berriro bere herrialdea izan dadin garaia da

When I’m too lazy to think of my own material,

I post someone else’s. Came across this series in a PZ Myers lecture, pretty entertaining and you should go check out Mr. Deity yourself.

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Medikuak kanpoan daude.

Telesaioaren emisio labur bat ikusi nuen “Medikuak“, gaurko atalak izenburua zuen “Alde batera utzi ezin dituzun larrialdi medikoak”. Gehienetan osasun mediko baieztapen positiboak erregurtatzen dituzte. Buruz borobil ere egiten dute “osasuntsu” janariak eta zuretzako onak diren gauzak eta “arriskuak” Etxeko ohiko bakterio/produktu kimiko mota guztietakoak eta . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Medikuak kanpoan daude.

Erosi Chris-en sendatzeko toniko berria!

Beno, 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 claimgreen tea . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Erosi Chris-en sendatzeko toniko berria!

Sunday night rant: the way things should work.

I came across this article today and it put a smile on my face. A traveling malaria researcher came across anelectronic mosquito repellerfor sale in his in-flight catalog. Being an intelligent man, he realized this was total and utter BS. He also realized this product probably sells best while in-route to malaria ridden . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Sunday night rant: the way things should work.

Triste, baina egia

The brief comment about Linus Pauling and Vitamin C below made me remember this video first posted a while ago by Pharyngula. Hau da, Kary Mullis, PCR asmatzaile, eta Nobel saridun bat. Bere asmakuntza funtsean egindako DNA analisi posible. Baina Pauling bezala, ere bada guztiz eta erabat intxaurrak. If you have . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Triste, baina egia