by podblack on December 3, 2008
Thanks to Derek for this one! “There are reports that 25 people had died, and the cat, Oscar, shows up two hours before death. I had my suspicions, in other words, that there was a caper in progress! And, here is the case where my conspiracy theory was not far from the actual events taking [...]
by podblack on October 6, 2008
Being Australian, it’s wonderful to have bloggers reflect the diversity of species that I am fortunate enough to observe around me. I hope you enjoy the range available in these posts for the Linnaeus’ Legacy Blog Carnival! Do you relate to a story all about trying to find records on a particular Lycopersicon species… in [...]
by podblack on October 30, 2007
‘Mystery of Missing Shakespeare Portrait‘ – NewScientist, 30th October, 2007. It is the kind of argument William Shakespeare himself would have enjoyed. On one side is a claim that a famous portrait of the Bard has gone missing and been replaced by a fake. On the other side, the claim is dismissed as nonsense. Actually, [...]