Finns Prove Tom Sawyer Wrong?
Beginning of the Finnish? Or the Finnish of the Beginning? Continue reading Finns Prove Tom Sawyer Wrong?
Month: April 2018
Thanks a Latte’
“Coffee sellers will have to post ominous warnings in California because each cup contains a chemical linked to cancer, a judge ruled.” So goes the byline to yet another decision on disclosures. And in the midlle of the article the legal reasoning for the decision: “Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle said that the coffee makers hadn’t presented the proper grounds at trial to prevail.” Can’t Get Up Ealier Than a Kiwi for Your Java Continue reading Thanks a Latte’
Cloaca and Dagger?
Catchy Headline Just when I thought I had read my fill of underwater life articles, here comes another with a racy title. This headline almost rivals the ones on the tabloid newspapers fronting those waiting in the supermarket checkout lines: Man Bites Dog, Elvis Presley is Alive Again, Alien Beings Control Vegas Nightlife, etc. Despite its fantastic headline, the article is actually worth reading. It describes another endangered species which, similar to the clams in yesterday’s post, may very well by its nature (placid), evolve into extinction. Yet one has to carefully read this quote from the near the end of the article to avoid … Continue reading Cloaca and Dagger?
Time to Clam Up? Or Differences Between Male and Female Ostracods Result in an Increased Risk of Extinction?
I have to admit, that from time to time a headline from a supposedly newsworthy source really grabs my attention. This particular one from the Paris-based AFP (Agence France-Presse) certainly did. But it wasn’t the one above, and if you have bothered to read this far, here is the link to the article that got my attention. Clicks Count “Sexual extravagance can be deadly: study” might grab anyone’s attention or is it just me? Well anyway, the article, badly written as it is, must not have been written by someone steeped in scientific reporting, as confusing as it seemed to me, errors … Continue reading Time to Clam Up? Or Differences Between Male and Female Ostracods Result in an Increased Risk of Extinction?
