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Not the typical butterfly – but this is the protein folding structure from a South American hemorrhagic fever – the Machupo virus. The article was found on Science Daily. A striking resemblance to a butterfly, maybe even a Hesperiidae (photo from Motýle Ameriky).
Zdieľať tento!Chytil som krátky prevzdušnenie televíznej show “Doktori“, Dnešná epizóda bola titulovaná “V prípade lekárskej pohotovosti Nemôžeš ignorovať”. Z veľkej časti sa opakovať pozitívne lekárskej zdravotnej afirmácie. Oni tiež bláboly o tom “zdravé” potraviny a veci, ktoré sú pre vás dobré a “nebezpečenstvo” všetkých druhov baktérií spoločnej domácnosti / Chémia a všetko, čo. Skrátka a dobre nič apokryfnej. Ale potom Dr. Lisa Masterson otvorila ústa s týmto rady pre ľudí, ktorí chcú prestať fajčiť (parafrázoval z pamäte) “Môžete sa pokúsiť tieto, sa nazýva EZ-Koniec spray. Oni sú HOMEOPATICKÉ … Stále by ste mali poradiť so svojím lekárom, pretože, Viete,, niektoré z týchto zložiek môže byť silná”. Zoznam ingrediencií je “CLOM 5C, Caladium seguinum 5C, Ignatia 5C, Lobelia inflata 5C, Nux vomica 5C, Tabakum 5-7-9C. Pomocné látky: Čistená voda, alkoholu 20%.” Prvý, Poďme pochopiť, “C” Rozsah merania potencie. 1C účinnosť je jednou z častí látku nariediť 100 dielov vody, a 1:100 pomer. Roztok 5C je ekvivalentná k 10 ^ -10 energie riedenie alebo .0000000001mg “aktívny” zložka. Tak vypiť, budete musieť vypiť jeden z nich získať dostatok účinnej látky: Ale to je celý bod! V homeopatii, jedna molekula látky, ktoré prichádza do styku s vodou magicky dodáva svoju energiu do molekúl vody. Keď žiadal, aby vysvetlil tento väčšina homeopatov vyvolať kvantovej mechaniky. Je dobré vedieť, že sú úplne neznalý vedy. Základným princípom homeopatie štátov, že čím viac zriedený niečo stane silnejší je. Štandardné riedenie je 30 ° C alebo 10 ^ -60 , ale to ísť až do 10 ^ -1500. Tie by sa doslova treba konzumovať oblasti vody, veľkosti našej slnečnej sústavy two miliardukrát na jednej molekuly látky. A vďaka bohu, že je .0000000001mg Nux vomica v roztoku, pretože to je všeobecne známy ako strychnín, neuveriteľne silný alkaloid toxín s LD50 10 mg. V dávkach menej ako 5 mg pôsobí ako silný stimulant a bol používaný v minulosti pre žalúdočné aliments a dokonca aj pre doping športovcov. Strychnín nebol používaný od vynálezu bezpečnejších liekov. Homeopatia je úplne nezmysel. Tam je nulová dôkazy, v skutočnosti v Spojenom kráľovstve, ktoré nakoniec súhlasil, že zastaviť financovanie toto šialenstvo; čo nie je divu, pretože každý inteligentný človek, ktorý chápe skutočné princípy homeopatie by mal vedieť lepšie. V skutočnosti, každý, kto vytvára homeopatický liek, ktorý je vedecky dokázané,, môže požiadať o JREF miliónov dolárov výzva. Je prekvapujúce, že je stále nevyužitá? DR. Lisa je úplný debil a šarlatán. Je desivé, že sa šíri túto dezinformáciu na verejnoprávnou televíziou, ale nie všetci to prekvapujúce. Mala by sa vydať ospravedlnenie za odporúčanie homeopatiu a Kalifornia lekárska komisia by mala zvážiť disciplinárne opatrenia alebo vytiahnuť svoju licenciu. Samozrejme, že to sa nestane… Ale myslíte, že potenciálne nebezpečenstvo, zvažovať prípad rodičov, že zabil svoju dcéru s homeopatiou. Teraz, tešiť James Randi vysvetlenie homeopatie: [youtube = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v = BWE1tH93G9U] Zdieľať tento! komentáre sú uzavreté  Skepticizmus  Alternatívna medicína, Zlá veda, Homeopatie, JREF, Quack, Podvody, Skepticizmus Dobre, 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 claim – green tea for instance rates very poorly for cancer but very well for cholesterol. Take notice of just how much is below the “worth it” line.
Continue reading Buy Chris’s all new healing tonic! Zdieľať tento! komentáre sú uzavreté Skepticizmus Alternatívna medicína, Ateizmus, Výživa, Pseudoveda, Skepticizmus Because I would have been subjected to tento. Talk about animal cruelty! OK, just kidding, but this story is a bit ridiculous. The article states that the scientists had used the voice of Limbaugh because it was “readily available”, not because they hated him. Well that turns out not to be true, they chose Rush because it was the “most annoying sound [they] 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 myself “interesting, they found a potentially useful tool against bark beetles”. But to the less science literate or politically motivated they likely think “skvelé, 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 (OK, admittedly, fundamental republican fiscal policy is something I can understand… but 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? Zdieľať tento!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… [vimeo=14822451] Zdieľať tento!Came across tento article today care of Doug Yanega at UC Riverside, which spurred the search for further information. Who can tell me what those “flowers” actually are? 10 points to the first to guess correctly… or maybe some awesome prize?
Zdieľať tento![youtube = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHdKEhFM7mY&hl = en_US&fs=1&rel=0] Zdieľať tento!To je niečo, čo som nikdy predtým nevidel. Vyrastal som vždycky mi niekto dať nejaký gýč objekt s hmyzom na nich, aj hracie karty. No ešte minulý rok som dostal ďalšie hmyzu motívom kravatu. (Nemám na Whimsey PZ Myers a jeho úžasné kravatu.) Ale, všetci boli vytlačené obrázky samozrejme. Novinkou tohto ročníka od Upper Deck, entomológia karty! Ak máte posunúť stránku dole zistíte niečo prekvapujúce – nie sú obrázky, ale skutočné hmyz. Tu je obrázok z odkazu vyššie:
Wow- a postupujte podľa odkaz k Facebook vidieť viac z toho, čo má prísť. Myslím, že sa jedná o moderný verzia “tabak karta”, ktorý bol navyše kolektory karta vložená do pravidelných kartových balíčkov. V minulom roku spoločnosť omdlel odkúpenie karty, ktoré by umožnili, aby sa vrátil na skutočnú vec nad vidieť. Podľa ESPN, Tieto karty sa chystáte na viac než $100 pre ľudí, ktorí nemajú tušenie, čo hmyzu môžu dostať. Rýchly pozrite sa na e-bay našiel jeden v súčasnej dobe ponuku na $87.00. Ísť obrázok. Vo všetkých, Upper Deck plánuje vydať 30 rôzne druhy hmyzu. Na zadnej strane každej karty je old-time “Rozsah mapa” a krátka reklama o hmyzu. Sú tiež “certifikované” ako skutočné, čo to znamená. Majú taxonomist konzultácii? Stavím sa, že moja hodinovej sadzby by byť menšia, než ten, kto majú teraz… Uzatváracie tie bezva ma, sú to len zatvorené vzorky stanovenej na ich strane. Povedal by som, že sa rozšíril vzorka by bolo príťažlivejšie, ale snáď nikto na Upper Deck uvedomuje, je to, ako by mali byť pripravené. Ten, kto sa im ich modlivka keď užívate veľa času, aby sa im pozrite sa fantázia. Naozaj som zvedavý, koľko z nich sú vyrobené, Zrejme to nebolo možné udržať v žiadnom veľkom počte. Myslím, že nakoniec to robí veľmi zaujímavý rozhovor štartér u ľudí, ktorí by nikdy vyzerať dvakrát hmyzu, a najmä ako niečo zberateľskú. Zaujímalo by ma, čo si myslia, že PETA… OK, my viete, že veľa už. Zdieľať tento!Narazil som na tento article today and it put a smile on my face. A traveling malaria researcher came across an “electronic mosquito repeller” for 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 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 device – and stated that they sell over 1,000 a month. Clearly that couldn’t be acceptable – in fact there has been research conducted to test just this sort of machine – all 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 off – they looked at the evidence – and 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. Dobre, 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 Lanka – but 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, namiesto toho, 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 the “Quadro Tracker” bought 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 result – the 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. Go find your own MozStops, Pest Repellers, SunBeams and SOLAR powered mosquito repellers (hey you can be green while being a sucker) and take that store to task! Seriously, this crap is everywhere and it’s 100% fraud. Zdieľať tento! 2 komentáre - (komentáre sú uzavreté) Entomológia, Skepticizmus Dowsing, JREF, Malaria, Mosquitos, Pseudoveda, Podvody, Skepticizmus Pozrite sa vyššie, Vytvoril som novú stránku pre techniky. 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