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In Defense of Swine Flu Vaccines

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

I wish I had time to write a full post on why getting vaccinated for the new H1N1 virus is a good idea, but I figure the least I can do is highlight the great articles that have been written on the subject. First is David Dobbs’ piece for Slate a few weeks ago. Next [...]

Another Nobel Snub

Monday, September 21st, 2009

Credit: American Institute of Physics
A few weeks ago, the Museum of the City of New York released a list of 400 influential New Yorkers to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s arrival to the island. I was looking at the scientists included on the list (there were about six or seven, as I recall) [...]

World Mosquito Day and Other Pest “Holidays”

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Credit: quapan via Flickr Creative Commons
Apparently August 20 is World Mosquito Day. These types of events are usually started to pay tribute to something or someone, but it seems World Mosquito Day was set up to remind people that mosquitoes are bad news.  I wondered if there were any other pest-themed holidays–a National Termite Day, [...]

Animal Abuse in the News

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Several national news stories about animal abuse have caught my attention this summer. A few days ago, Connecticut police broke up a bird fighting ring. Strangely enough, the birds being used in the fights were finches and canaries–not species one typically thinks of as aggressive. 19 men were arrested and over $8,000 in gambling money [...]

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