Assorted news items

Assorted stuff I wanted to save.

Of Moths and Men: Intrigue, Tragedy & the Peppered Moth. You know the famous example of the light colored moth that turned darker to match the trees covered in soot so that the moth wouldn’t be seen and eaten by birds? Turns out that this example was based on faulty scientific procedures and basically didn’t quite happen that way. An interesting read as this is often held up as an easy to understand example of evolution at work.

Stress Hormone in Skin May Trigger Acne, Oily Skin. I’ve had some weird skin thing to go along with increased stress lately.

Cats adapt their meows to be more meaningful to people.

 

New Link: Chaos Without the Math

Chaos Without the Math – Excellect introduction to theories of chaos and non-linear systems.(Submitted by: cc – )
To: > Science

 

New Link: A List Of Fallacious Arguments

A List Of Fallacious Arguments – some of the examples might make you grumble but the list is excellent nonetheless.(Submitted by: cc – )
To: > Knowledge

 

New Link: Logical Fallacies

Logical Fallacies – Invalid lines of reasoning and ways of arguements that don’t make sense but cloud issues and cause confusion anyway.(Submitted by: cc – )
To: > Knowledge > Opinions & Commentary

 

New Link: Ariadne

Ariadne – php & database backed CMS. Merits further interest.(Submitted by: cc – )
To: > Web Design > Content Management Systems