|
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 蝴蝶的美).
分享此!我赶上了电视节目的简短播出 “医生“, 今天的节目题为 “医疗急救你不能忽视”. 在大多数情况下，他们积极反刍医疗卫生肯定. 他们还牙牙学语的约 “健康” 食物和事情是对你有好处的 “危险” of all kinds of common household bacteria/chemicals and everything else. By and large nothing apocryphal. But then Dr. Lisa Masterson opened her mouth with this advice for people looking to quit smoking (paraphrased from memory) “You can try these, it is called EZ-Quit spray. They are HOMEOPATHIC … You should still consult your doctor because, you know, some of these ingredients can be strong”. The ingredient list is “Antimonium crudum 5C, Caladium seguinum 5C, Ignatia 5C, Lobelia inflata 5C, Nux vomica 5C, Tabacum 5-7-9C. Inactive ingredients: Purified water, alcohol 20%.” 第一, let’s understand the “Ç” scale of potency measurement. A 1C potency is one part ingredient diluted in 100 parts water, á 1:100 ratio. A 5C solution is equivalent to 10^-10 power dilution or .0000000001mg of “active” ingredient. So drink up, you would need to drink one of these to get enough active ingredient: But thats the whole point! In homeopathy, the single molecule of ingredient that comes in contact with water MAGICALLY imparts its power to the water molecules. When asked to explain this most homeopaths invoke quantum mechanics. Good to know they are totally ignorant of science. The basic principle of homeopathy states that the MORE diluted something becomes the MORE powerful it is. The standard dilution is 30C or 10^-60 , but it does go up to 10^-1500. You would literally need to consume a sphere of water the size of our solar system 吨wo billion times for one single molecule of ingredient. And thank god there is .0000000001mg of Nux vomica in the solution because that is commonly known as strychnine, an incredibly powerful alkaloid toxin with an LD50 of 10mg. In doses of less that 5mg it acts as a powerful stimulant and was used historically for stomach aliments and even for doping by athletes. Strychnine hasn’t been used since the invention of safer medicines. Homeopathy is absolutely bullshit. There is zero supporting evidence, in fact in the UK they finally agreed to stop funding this insanity; which is no surprise since any intelligent person who understands the true principals of homeopathy should know better. 其实, anyone who creates a homeopathic medicine that is scientifically proven, can apply for the JREF million dollar challenge. Is it any surprise that it remains unclaimed? 博士. Lisa is a complete moron and a quack. It is scary to think she spreads this misinformation on public TV, but not all that surprising. She should issue an apology for recommending homeopathy and the california medical board should consider disciplinary action or pull her license. Of course this won’t happen… But think of the potential dangers, consider the case of the parents that killed their daughter with homeopathy. 现在, enjoy James Randi explaining Homeopathy: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWE1tH93G9U] 分享此!好, I bet if I was selling something it would show up pretty damn low on this chart. 下面你可以看到不同的替代疗法，根据排名，以他们的科学功效. 按照链接，收视率更全面的解释, 但补救措施是根据每项索赔排名 – 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! 分享此!因为我会受到 这个. 谈论虐待动物! 行, 只是在开玩笑, 但这种说法有点可笑. 该文章指出，科学家们曾使用林博的声音，因为它是 “一应俱全”, 不是因为他们恨他. 嗯，这原来是不正确的, 他们选择了 Rush，因为它是 “最烦人的声音 [他们] 能想到”. 自由昆虫学议程讨厌拉什并不奇怪 (玩笑), 但我知道我肯定会. 如果你对我大吼大叫一个小时，我会亲自普拉斯. 事实证明，这些家伙走在正确的道路上. 虽然林博也许可以预见地对昆虫没有影响, 记录树皮甲虫的声音. 当他们将隧道中甲虫发出的声音录音回传到树上时，他们观察到这些昆虫愤怒地飞翔并互相残杀. 听起来这可能是一个有用的工具，如果他们能找到一种方法将其传递到树上而不用为每个树连接扬声器. 我不认为爆破这些录音 现在启示录风格 进入森林是合理的或有效的，所以希望他们能想到其他聪明的东西. 这个故事可能很有趣，但我认为总体上会损害他们的事业. 使用 Rush 只不过是试图抓住媒体, 这显然是有效的. 否则会有人读过关于树皮甲虫的故事吗? 我可能连看都不看. 最后对我来说外卖的故事是我自己想 “有趣的, 他们发现了一种可能对树皮甲虫有用的工具”. 但对于科学素养或政治动机较低的人来说，他们可能认为 “大, 更自由的科学家浪费我们的税款为甲虫演奏音乐”. 我们已经知道共和党人是什么 思考科学. 请, 让我们不要在反科学的共和党议程的落后思想中投入更多的素材 (行, 诚然, 基本的共和党财政政策是我能理解的… 但其余时间他们都是一群白痴). 我不相信林博评论过这个具体的故事, 但很难想象他要说什么? 分享此!Came across 这个 article today care of Doug Yanega at UC Riverside, which spurred the search for further information. 谁可以告诉我什么地方 “花卉” 实际上 是? 10 指向第一个猜对… 或者一些真棒奖金?
分享此![youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHdKEhFM7mY&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] 分享此!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.) 但, they were all printed images of course. New this year from Upper Deck, entomology cards! If you scroll down the page you notice something striking – they aren’t pictures, but actual insects. Here is an image from the link above:
哇- and follow this link to Facebook to see more of what is to come. I guess these are a modern version of the “tobacco 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. 去搞清楚. In all, Upper Deck plans to release 30 different types of insects. On the back of each card there is an old-timey “range map” and short blurb about the insect. They are also “certified” as 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… 行, we know that much already. 分享此!我碰到 这个 article today and it put a smile on my face. 向行驶的疟疾研究人员偶然发现了 “电子驱蚊器” 出售他在飞行中的目录. 作为一个聪明的人, 他意识到这是总的和完全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. 好, 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, instead, 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 参考文献. 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% 的时间. 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 MozStop小号, 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. 分享此! |
怀疑论 |
评论被关闭 
