Пеперутка на неделата

Not the typical butterflybut this is the protein folding structure from a South American hemorrhagic feverthe Machupo virus. The article was found on Science Daily. A striking resemblance to a butterfly, maybe even a Hesperiidae (photo from Пеперутки на Америка).

Лекарите се надвор.

Фатив краток проветрување на ТВ шоу “Лекарите“, денешната епизода е насловена “Се итни медицински случаи Вие не може да го игнорира”. За најголем дел тие изливам позитивен медицинска здравствена афирмации. Тие, исто така, џагорат на околу “здраво” храна и работи кои се добри за вас и “опасности” од сите видови на вообичаени бактерии/хемикалии за домаќинството и се останато. Во голема мера, ништо апокрифно.

Но, тогаш Др. Лиза Мастерсон ја отвори устата со овој совет за луѓето кои сакаат да се откажат од пушењето (парафразирано од меморија) “Можете да ги пробате овие, се вика EZ-Quit спреј. Тие се ХОМЕОПАТСКИ … Сепак треба да се консултирате со вашиот лекар бидејќи, знаеш, некои од овие состојки може да бидат силни”. Списокот на состојки е “Сурова антимон 5C, Caladium seguinum 5C, Игнација 5С, Lobelia inflata 5C, Nux vomica 5C, Табакум 5-7-9С. Неактивни состојки: Прочистена вода, алкохол 20%.”

Прво, да го разбереме “C” скала на мерење на потенцијата. Потенцијата на 1C е еден дел од состојката разредена во 100 делови вода, а 1:100 сооднос. Растворот 5C е еквивалентен на 10^-10 моќно разредување или .0000000001mg на “активни” состојка. Затоа пијте се, ќе треба да пиете едно од овие за да добиете доволно активна состојка:

Но, тоа е целата поента! Во хомеопатијата, единствената молекула на состојка која доаѓа во контакт со вода МАГИЧНО ја дава својата моќ на молекулите на водата. Кога е побарано да го објаснат ова, повеќето хомеопати се повикуваат на квантната механика. Добро е да се знае дека тие се тотално неуки за науката. Основниот принцип на хомеопатијата вели дека колку ПОВЕЌЕ разредено нешто станува помоќно. Стандардното разредување е 30C или 10^-60 , но оди до 10^-1500. Буквално ќе треба да консумирате сфера со вода со големина на нашиот Сончев систем тдве милијарди пати за една молекула на состојка. И фала богу има .0000000001mg на Nux vomica во растворот бидејќи тоа е општо познато како стрихнин, неверојатно моќен алкалоиден токсин со LD50 од 10 mg. Во дози помали од 5 мг делува како моќен стимуланс и историски се користел за стомачни храни, па дури и за допинг од спортистите.. Стрихнин не се користи од пронаоѓањето на побезбедни лекови.

Хомеопатијата е апсолутно срање. Има нула придружни докази, всушност во ОК конечно се согласија да престанете со финансирањето ова лудило; што не е изненадување бидејќи секој интелигентен човек кој ги разбира вистинските принципи на хомеопатијата треба да знае подобро. Всушност, секој кој создава хомеопатски лек кој е научно докажан, можат да аплицираат за JREF предизвик милиони долари. Дали е изненадување што останува неподигнато?

Д-р. Лиза е целосен морон и надрилекар. Страшно е да се помисли дека таа ја шири оваа дезинформација на јавната телевизија, но не толку изненадувачки. Таа треба да се извини што препорачала хомеопатијата и медицинскиот одбор на Калифорнија треба да размисли за дисциплинска постапка или да ја повлече лиценцата. Секако дека ова нема да се случи… Но, размислете за потенцијалните опасности, разгледајте го случајот на родителите дека ја убил нивната ќерка со хомеопатијата.

Сега, уживајте во објаснувањето на Џејмс Ранди за хомеопатијата:

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Добро, I bet if I was selling something it would show up pretty damn low on this chart. Подолу можете да видите разни алтернативни лекови рангирана во согласност со нивните научни ефикасност. Следете го линкот за поопсежно објаснување на рејтингот, но на лекови се рангирани врз основа на секое барање – green tea for instance rates very poorly for cancer but very well for cholesterol. Take notice of just how much is below theworth itline.

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За среќа, Јас не сум бумбарот

Because I would have been subjected to овој. Разговор за суровост кон животните! Ред, само се шегувам, но оваа приказна е малку смешно. Во написот се вели дека научниците го користеле гласот на Лимбо поради тоа што беше “лесно достапни”, не затоа што го мразев. Па тоа не излезе да биде вистина, they chose Rush because it was the most annoying sound [тие] could think of. Not too surprising that the liberal entomology agenda hates Rush (joke), but I know I sure do. If you blared that blabbering buffoon at me for an hour I’d Plath myself.

It turns out these guys were on the right path however. While Limbaugh perhaps predictably had no effect on the insects, sounds recorded of the bark beetles did. When recordings of the sounds made of the beetles in their tunnels were fired back into the trees they observed the insects flying into a fury and killing each other. Sounds like it may be a useful tool if they can find a way to deliver this to trees without wiring each one with speakers. I don’t think that blasting these recordings Apocalypse Now style into forests will be plausible or effective so hopefully they can think of something else clever.

The story might be amusing but I think does a disservice to their cause in general. Using Rush was nothing but an attempt to grab press, which is clearly working. Would anyone have read a story about bark beetles otherwise? I probably wouldn’t have even given it a look. In the end the takeaway story for me is that I think to myselfinteresting, they found a potentially useful tool against bark beetles”. But to the less science literate or politically motivated they likely think “голем, more liberal scientists wasting our tax dollars playing music to beetles”. We already know what republicans think about science. Please, let’s not throw more fodder into the backwards minds of the anti-science republican agenda (Ред, admittedly, fundamental republican fiscal policy is something I can understandbut they are a pack of morons the rest of the time). I don’t believe that Limbaugh has commented on this specific story, but is it difficult to imagine what he has to say?

Сите мои пријатели се инсекти

Rivers Cuomo wrote me a song. Not bad, but now I think I want that mantis costume for Halloween. And of course I am obliged to point out that earthworms are not insects

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Генијалноста на печатот

Наиде овој статија денес грижа за Даг Јанега во УС Риверсајд, што ја поттикна потрагата по понатамошна информација. Кој може да ми каже кои се тие “цвеќиња” всушност се? 10 укажува на првиот што точно ќе погоди… или можеби некоја прекрасна награда?

Малку утринска музика

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I’ll give you my Ken Griffey Jr. за…

This is something I’ve never seen before. Growing up I have always had someone give me some kitsch object with insects on them, even playing cards. Well even last year I got another insect themed tie. (I don’t have the whimsey of PZ Myers and his awesome tie.) Но, they were all printed images of course. New this year from Upper Deck, entomology cards! If you scroll down the page you notice something strikingthey aren’t pictures, but actual insects. Here is an image from the link above:

Леле- and follow this link to Facebook to see more of what is to come. I guess these are a modern version of thetobacco card”, which was an extra collectors card inserted into regular card packs. Last year the company passed out redemption cards that would allow it to be returned for the real thing seen above. According to ESPN, these cards are going for over $100 to people who have no idea what insect they may get. A quick look on e-bay found one currently bid to $87.00. Go figure. In all, Upper Deck plans to release 30 different types of insects. On the back of each card there is an old-timeyrange mapand short blurb about the insect. They are alsocertifiedas being genuine, whatever that means. Do they have a taxonomist consulting? I bet my hourly rates would be less than whoever they have now

The butterfly ones crack me up, they are just closed specimens laid on their side. I would think a spread specimen would be more appealing, but maybe no one at Upper Deck realizes this is how they should be prepared. Whoever is giving them their mantids though are taking lots of time to make them look fancy. I really wonder how many of these are being made, obviously this could not be sustained in any large number. I guess in the end this makes a very interesting conversation starter among people who might never look twice at an insect, and especially as something collectible. I wonder what PETA thinks… Ред, we know that much already.

Недела вечер проповед: начинот на кој работи треба да работат.

Наидов овој article today and it put a smile on my face. А патувањето маларија истражувач наидов на “електронски комарец repeller” за продажба во каталог во-лет. Да се ​​биде интелигентен човек, тој сфатил дека ова е вкупно и крајна БС. He also realized this product probably sells best while in-route to malaria ridden countries; and that there were naive tourists walking around with $23 worthless pieces of crap on their belts feeling protected. The airline, KLM, had likely been selling the item with no second though whatsoever, just part of the standard issue crap-on-a-plane shopping selection. So as soon as Bart Knol returned home he began to dig deeper. He contacted KLM and tried to figure out why they were selling this item. Politely, the airline offered a response from the manufacturer backing up the efficacy of the deviceand stated that they sell over 1,000 a month. Clearly that couldn’t be acceptablein fact there has been research conducted to test just this sort of machineall of which showed zero effect. Again Knol informed KLM of this fact, with evidence in hand, and received a surprising reply. “The product will no longer be for sale on KLM aircraft from March onwards“.

Son-of-a-bitch. He confronted a company that was selling a scientifically falsified device. Instead of blowing this scientist offthey looked at the evidenceand acted logically. Within 2 months Knol had KLM pulling the product from its shelves. The airline should give Knol a lifetime supply of vouchers for his suggestion. Imagine if you will: a gullible tourist headed to Africa for your first safari. Wanting desperately to avoid the sometimes horrible side effects of anti-malaria medication they see this miracle product that will keep them safe instead. Добро, the product failed to work, and he contracts malaria while running from elephants in Kenya. Attempts to sue the company failed since they were based in Sri Lankabut not to worry, KLM has vast and deep pockets. 10,000,000 euro later, KLM pulls the product form the shelf and the dead tourists kids replace everything they own with gold.

But no, наместо, a vigilant skeptic stepped up and saved the day! Thanks for your skepticism Knol, you get a high-five. The action he took provided KLM with evidence they were conducting a wrongdoing. Had the airline been sued in the future and this prior knowledge had come to light, they would have lost. I wish KLM could appreciate it just as much as I do, but at least they took the proper action. Fly KLM.

It’s always nice to see a story like this because this is certainly not how things usually happen. Take for instance the dowsing for bombs scandal brought to our attention by the JREF. I guess it’s a bit difficult to call it a scandal because the press only briefly covered it here in the US. Quickly: A British based company was selling dowsing rods, that consisted of nothing more than metal rods and handles, as bomb, gun, knife, drug and even body detectors. The major buyer was the Iraqi government in around tens of millions of dollars. People bet their life on this machine; and it failed, 100% of the time. Even today the Iraqis swear by this device.

But let’s not forget the history of this detector, which is basically the same as theQuadro Trackerbought by OUR government in the late 90’s. At least in the QT issue we only purchased 1,000 units and quickly tested them to discover the fraud. The resultthe FBI issued a warning against it. The company promptly picked up shop and moved to the UK to re-invent this device sold to Iraq (amongst other countries). Thankfully the scammer, Jim McCormick, was recently arrested in Britain for fraud and the item has been banned for export.
Why did it take so long for this to happen?! Why did the US government not pursue legal actions and let this guy walk? Lives of OUR troops in Iraq may have been lost because of this exact device. I can’t help but to see too many similarities between mosquito repellers and bomb dowsers. Both rely on magic and both are total crap. Perhaps I am stretching the connection, but people may die because they drop their guard and fail to take proper precautions when at risk. At least these aren’t being handed out in Africa, are they?

Go find your own MozStopКликнете ОК, Pest Repellers, SunBeams and SOLAR powered mosquito repellers (hey you can be green while being a sucker) and take that store to task! Сериозно, this crap is everywhere and it’s 100% fraud.

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