Category: Science
Conservation works: Large Blue Butterfly
In 1979, somewhere in Dartmoor, a butterfly died. That would hardly have been an exceptional event, but this individual was a Large Blue butterfly (Maculinea arion) and it was the last of its kind in the United Kingdom. Over more than a century, the Large Blue’s population had been declining and it was finally declared … Continue reading Conservation works: Large Blue Butterfly
Science-Based Medicine » The Oprah-fication of medicine
Even having gone through the gamut of researching strange-sounding healing methods when I was first diagnosed with cancer, I am still astonished at how resistant many people are to proper science and how it is done both in the medical field and in other areas. Here is one example. Unfortunately, a frequent topic on SBM … Continue reading Science-Based Medicine » The Oprah-fication of medicine
A parable from Pharyngula: Elephants’ wings
I love parables… via Pharyngula: Once upon a time, four blind men were walking in the forest, and they bumped into an elephant.
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