Comments on: I've got your missing links right here (10 September 2011)

By: Kevin R. Bridges

Kevin R. Bridges — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 02:52:14 +0000

I just wanted to mention how much I appreciate your links posts. I usually wouldn’t consider going through such a long list, but the knowledge gained pays for the time taken every time.

By: Adrian Thysse

Adrian Thysse — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:13:45 +0000

It amazes me that you not only produce many fine science articles every week and then still have enough time to peruse the web to find so many interesting links. Thanks Ed!

By: Walter S. Andriuzzi

Walter S. Andriuzzi — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:17:35 +0000

On Ben Goldacre’s story on the statistical error: I wouldn’t be surprised if some researchers would do that mistake even while being aware of it in order to make their research easier to publish, as unfortunately many referees apparently fail to recognize that a non-significant result is still a result…

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 02:06:39 +0000

Gabriel Iglesias has a brilliant send-up of the Crocodile Hunter-type shows: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2owUI45FL0&feature=relmfu

“Imma poke it with a stick”

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 01:11:15 +0000

The big tobacco article is of no surprise. Just this week I saw and posted about this Vanguard documentary on tobacco in Indonesia, and the smoking baby.

http://i-biology.net/2011/09/06/sex-lies-and-cigarettes/

Ed – another great collection of links and my Sunday morning reading. Thanks as always!

By: James

James — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 23:37:36 +0000

Thanks for the link to our Aceinetobacter baumannii posts! Made my day

By: Ed Yong

Ed Yong — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 22:42:26 +0000

Fixed. Thanks folks!

By: Charles Sullivan

Charles Sullivan — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 22:30:13 +0000

Fixed John Huntsman link:

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tomchiversscience/100103801/jon-huntsman-the-lone-voice-of-scientific-sanity-in-the-us-republican-presidential-race/

Missing Link for: Can probiotic yoghurt cure your psychiatric ills?

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/scicurious-brain/2011/09/06/can-probiotic-yogurt-cure-your-psychiatric-ills/

By: Robert S-R

Robert S-R — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:39:05 +0000

The John Huntsman link is broken. Looks like two urls got pasted into one. Delete the second part and it works.

And of course I thought of American football first and puzzled over that analogy for way too long. “Soccer” football is a much better example, and the confusion is my fault.

By: ChasCPeterson

ChasCPeterson — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:50:15 +0000

6ft, 1 tonne! Giant crocodile

6 meters.
(or ‘metres’, I suppose.)

Thanks, as always, for the links!