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Source: Wikipedia It turns out that Richard Branson has a new idea; to save the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) by importing them to his private British Virgin Island. As the article points out Branson spent millions of pounds and years of effort to turn the island into “the most ecologically . . . → Read More: Richard Branson is an Idiot Share this! 8 comments - (Comments are closed)  Skepticism  Bad Science, Conservation, Media, Non-Insects, Species Usually I come across horrible entomology articles regularly enough that I save a backlog for future series. This hasn’t been the case over the last few weeks, I haven’t come across the normal array of terrible media crud. Maybe I just get jaded and stop looking as carefully – but this week I even came . . . → Read More: Genius of the Press XVII Share this!Shockingly, stunningly, amazingly; the monarchs are back (but not co-staring Julianne Moore). OK, it’s not that amazing; I pretty much predicted this would be the case last March when everyone was running around terrified because the butterflies hit an all time low (since counting started in 1993). Actually I believe I said “I will . . . → Read More: The Monarchs Are All Right Share this! One comment - (Comments are closed) Entomology, Skepticism Butterflies, Conservation, Lepidoptera, Media, Migration, Monarchs A softball for this GOP challenge. This image comes care of the Victoria Advocate (TX paper) – with a poorly written article about butterflies. This image flop is pretty easy, but for extra points who can tell me what else is incorrect in the text?
. . . → Read More: Genius of the Press XVI Share this!For this issue of the genius of the press, who can tell me what’s wrong with this article? It’s pretty subtle, but a clear mistake, especially for LiveScience. Share this!Here are some screenshots from one of my favorite podcasts, The Moth! For those who aren’t aware of it, you should check it out – and be surprised that it’s not actually entomology related. True stories told live on stage that range from hilarious to heartbreaking. BUT, they have made an appearance on my GOP . . . → Read More: Genius of the Press XIV Share this!Bwahahahahahahaha. It’s amazing just how much crazyness this woman crams into this interview. It was so bad it actually became hard to laugh at… I’m working on editing my images from my road trip, so stay tuned! . . . → Read More: Monday Madness Share this!Check out this trailer for the film “Se Quema el Cielo” – “The Sky is Burning”. A documentary about the rehabilitation of the Guancaste rainforests in North Western Costa Rica. It looks like a beautiful film…now I just have to find a copy. . . . → Read More: Se Quema el Cielo Share this!This week’s (as if I keep up with this weekly) GOP was sent to me by commenter “Subverted“. Thank you for the contribution! Makes like a whole lot easier, and I strongly encourage future submissions from other readers. For those new to my blog – the Genius of the Press series is a contest to . . . → Read More: Genius of the Press XIII Share this!The city I work in happens to be one of the greatest cities in the world – so let me rub it in briefly. Here is a stunning video of the San Francisco Bay captured by a local artist. Make sure to watch in HD, it’s stunning. The Unseen Sea from Simon Christen on . . . → Read More: Head in the Clouds Share this! |
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