Feliz Dia da Terra

Com uma grande mensagem de Bill Nye, o indivíduo da ciência.

Precisamos ser conservacionistas para ter certeza, preservar áreas úmidas, florestas, espaços abertos e costas. Precisamos reduzir nosso lixo — lixo plástico e similares. Mas o que nós realmente precisamos é de grande, novas idéias: novas maneiras de distribuir e armazenar energia para . . . → Leia mais: Feliz Dia da Terra

Arranjar uma vida, Descoberta

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!?” Naturalmente, Esperei que os insetos especiais ao ar antes eu escrevi sobre isso, mas ter que ouvir a Oprah para o . . . → Leia mais: Arranjar uma vida, Descoberta

Medical Research for the Science Fair

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I am really at a loss for understanding yet another positive acupuncture study that was as well designed as my 8th grade science fair project. Garantido, I was a nerdy science kid, but I could do a better job drunk. I think I should conduct a followup study in which I test the . . . → Leia mais: Medical Research for the Science Fair

In the name of the

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Nothing wrong with established religion

You can read all about his story from the NY Times. I think the scariest thing about this whole abuse scandal (scandalsssss) is that the church actually believes that this is the work of satannot the twisted minds of individual humans. Sim, “the Devil is at work . . . → Leia mais: In the name of the

Time to let Texas be its own country again

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 . . . → Leia mais: Time to let Texas be its own country again

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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Os doutores sairam.

Eu peguei uma breve exibição do programa de TV “Os doutores“, o episódio de hoje foi intitulado “Emergências médicas que você não pode ignorar”. Na maior parte, eles regurgitam afirmações médicas positivas de saúde. Eles também tagarelam sobre “saudável” alimentos e coisas que são boas para você e para o “perigos” of all kinds of common household bacteria/chemicals and . . . → Leia mais: Os doutores sairam.

Compre o novo tônico de cura de Chris!

Bem, 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 . . . → Leia mais: Compre o novo tônico de cura de Chris!

Domingo à noite rant: a maneira como as coisas devem funcionar.

I came across this article today and it put a smile on my face. A viagem pesquisador malária deparei com um “repeller mosquito eletrônicos” para venda no seu catálogo em voo. Sendo um homem inteligente, ele percebeu que este era total e absoluta BS. He also realized this product probably sells best while in-route to malaria ridden . . . → Leia mais: Domingo à noite rant: a maneira como as coisas devem funcionar.

Sad but true

The brief comment about Linus Pauling and Vitamin C below made me remember this video first posted a while ago by Pharyngula. This is Kary Mullis, the inventor of PCR, and a Nobel Prize winner. His invention basically made DNA analysis possible. But like Pauling, he is also completely and totally nuts. If you have . . . → Leia mais: Sad but true