10 Tanaman Paling Berbahaya di Dunia [I]

Diam-diam ular, mungkin peribahasa inilah yang cocok Rendra gunakan untuk menggambarkan tanaman-tanaman berbahaya di bawah ini. Mereka dipersenjatai oleh pertahanan alami hebat yang sebenarnya memiliki fungsi untuk membantu bertahan hidup dari pemangsa atau makhluk lain. Mulai dari hewan-hewan herbivora sampai perusak lingkungan seperti manusia kita ini. Senjata tersebut sangat beragam, ada yang berupa racun mematikan, duri-duri tajam yang mampu menyobek ban mobil hingga berbagai macam enzim yang dapat merusak organ-organ tubuh. Sungguh Tanaman-tanaman yang Berbahaya!

Berikut daftar 10 Tanaman Paling Berbahaya yang Rendra terjemahkan dan rangkum dari popularmechanics.com

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Two Recent Papers by Matt Metzgar

This is just a quick post to highlight two recent papers by the economist and fellow health writer Matt Metzgar.

The first paper is titled "The Feasibility of a Paleolithic Diet for Low-income Consumers", and is co-authored by Dr. Todd C. Rideout, Maelan Fontes-Villalba, and Dr. Remko S. Kuipers (1).  They found that a Paleolithic-type diet that meets all micronutrient requirements except calcium (which probably has an unnecessarily high RDA) costs slightly more money than a non-Paleolithic diet that fulfills the same requirements, but both are possible on a tight budget. 

The second paper is titled "Externalities From Grain Consumption: a Survey", with Matt Metzgar as the sole author (2).  He reviews certain positive and negative externalities due to the effects of grain consumption on health.  The take-home message is that refined grains are unhealthy and therefore costly to society, whole grains are better, but grains in general have certain healthcare-related economic costs that are difficult to deny, such as celiac disease.

There are a lot of ideas floating around on the blogosphere, some good and others questionable.  Composing a manuscript and submitting it to a reputable scientific journal is a good way to demonstrate that your idea holds water, and it's also a good way to communicate it to the scientific community.  The peer review process isn't perfect but it does encourage scientific rigor.  I think Metzgar is a good example of someone who has successfully put his ideas through this process.  Pedro Bastos, who also spoke at the Ancestral Health Symposium, is another example (3).

 i've got a date with this little man this AM....we're both still under the weather.  i might have a case of laryngitis.  i'd love to curl up and watch a movie....walker agreed.

he always picks good night gorilla....it's the one movie i'm okay w/ him watching.  it last 10 minutes and he will sit the entire time and watch it.  i use this to my advantage....

 i need tea....it helps the throat.  i wish i had a doctor here.  i probably need an antibiotic by now.  i've lived here for a year but i still don't have a doc.  and it never works to call when you get sick b/c they always say they aren't accepting new patients.

i feel like this picture i found at a thrift store yrs ago....i call him achoo....b/c he looks like he is about to sneeze.

 i really need to clean my house.  i have company coming tomorrow AM.  i don't have it in me.

 instead i work....walker thinks he should help....95% of the time when walker's not at school, this is how i work.

 9:30 and it's time for walker to take a nap (secretly i might be doing the happy dance)....

b/c now i can curl up on the sofa w/ a blanket and read my new magazines....finger's crossed his nap last long.....

if you want something to read, lauren at the cottage mix asked me to answer some questions about how the designer's attic got started....

i hope y'all have a wonderful weekend.  xoxo.

Signal Boost: Stand With Science

Junior PI Scientist-Mom-Wife wrote to ask me to signal boost Stand With Science, and I am more than happy to oblige. I'm actually going to repost her words here, to tell you about this effort.

Next week the Congress Joint Select 'super' Committee on Deficit Reduction will decide where to make the next big cuts. If they do not agree or find a plan to reduce spending, sweeping cuts will be put into effect that will likely affect everyone in science and academia.

A group of MIT students have started a letter urging Congress not to cut science funding and they are amassing signatures. They include an amazing video that describes the importance of science, engineering and technology to our daily lives and to American jobs. It's a positive message, and really accessible to the public.

There are now about 7000 signatories on this letter, including Nobel Prize winners and numerous well known scientists (you can view signatories Bob Horvitz #6854, Philip Sharp #6866, Bob Weinberg #6846, Susan Lindquist #6727, Doug Melton #6994, Ray MacDonald#3652, Gary Ruvkun #3712, Didier Stainier #4064, Richard Hynes, Luisa Iruela-Arispe #5087, Andrew Ewald #6899, etc...) and the number keeps growing.

The video and petition have clearly gone viral, which is great. The main message is that the future of science is at stake.

This video and letter have been covered by the NY Times, Science (AAAS) and many other news organizations and blogs. We need faculty and respected scientists to help further this worthy request to Congress.

If you have time, please view the MIT student video and consider signing the letter.

Here's the video:

Readers, please sign this letter. Bloggers, please blog about this. Make some noise. The last thing we want to do in this economy is cut STEM research funding - let's send a strong message to Congress.

Menggambar Daun Sederhana dengan Corel Draw X4

Kali ini blog Fakta Unik akan memberikan tutorial cara menggambar serta mendesain objek daun sederhana dengan Corel Draw. Kebetulan Software Corel Draw yang Rendra gunakan kali ini adalah versi X4. Berikut tutorial singkatnya khusus bagi anda yang baru belajar seperti saya.

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