In the face of a massive extinction crisis, conservation biologists have made all sorts of lists -- a sort of who’s who of endangered, threatened, and
vulnerable snakes, bugs, birds, and mammals that could wink out of existence as their habitat vanishes or their traditional food becomes scarce.
But which species should be at the top of the priority list for saving, and which last? Should they be ordered by scarcity, by economic importance, or even
by cuteness?
In a paper published in the journal Current Biology on Thursday, a team led by a Yale University ecologist has used a new measure to rank birds: which ones
hold the greatest evolutionary information. The researchers have calculated the “evolutionary distinctness” of 9,993 bird species, identifying those birds
that are so far out on the branching tree of life that to lose them would be to lose millions of years of nature’s work. Then, they factored in the
geographical range of the birds, identifying those species that pack the most evolutionary history per acre -- such that preserving even a relatively small
patch of land could have a big impact.
“If one [of these species] was to go, we would have lost 60 or 70 million years of evolutionary history or information,” said Walter Jetz, associate
professor in ecology and evolutionary biology at Yale. “You can’t inundate the public or decision-makers with 10,000 species; you have to give them
something easier to work with. And not all the species here are fluffy or cute -- it does give you something tangible: that lonely branch, that distinctness
attribute, that people can connect with that much more easily.”
People have long talked about using evolutionary distinctness as a measure for guiding conservation strategy, but what made it possible to rank thousands of
birds was a detailed branching tree of bird evolution that researchers drafted two years ago. Michael Reed, a biologist at Tufts University who was not
involved in the research, recalled that when that was first presented: “The bird people in the audience were all excited to find out what the weirdest brids
were.”
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
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But TV writers have to be willing to move beyond
The dead-mother scenario, which played out before more than 13 million viewers, the show's largest audience ever, wasn't as unexpected as Will's demise. Speculation that the mother was dead began before Cherry Hill's Cristin Milioti first appeared in the role last year and peaked in recent weeks as fans and critics parsed dialogue for foreshadowing.
"How I Met Your Mother" creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas have long known where this was going, arranging for the actors who play Ted's kids in 2030 to shoot their finale dialogue at the beginning of Season 2, before they could outgrow their roles.
And maybe the plan would have worked if the show had ended much earlier. But after a ninth season that centered on one weekend and on the wedding of Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) and Robin (Cobie Smulders)? That encouraged viewers to fall for Milioti's Tracy even before Ted did? It felt like the worst kind of manipulation to break up one couple and part another through death just so that Robin and Ted could fulfill what - back in 2005 - may have looked like destiny.
A clear endgame sounds so good. Who hasn't been burned by a show that set up a mystery whose solution its creators weren't themselves sure of?
But TV writers have to be willing to move beyond their original visions to find the truth in the worlds they've created, which aren't necessarily the worlds they set out to build.
Killing off Will Gardner made sense for "The Good Wife," not just because Charles was eager to move on from the show, but because the place he occupied in the life of the show's central character, Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies), threatened to grow tiresome. Most of all, it made sense because it was senseless. There is maybe no better showcase of character than how we cope with the things we can never control.
The show must (and will) go on, and we'll get to see the remaining characters of "The Good Wife" in a new light.
It's not the same for "How I Met Your Mother," which, like its often-abbreviated title, went on longer than it should have.
Maybe we worry more than we should about endings, as if the enjoyment of years could be canceled out by a single episode.
It can't. Or at least it shouldn't.
But while the writers, not the viewers, own their characters, any long-running show requires a commitment from both sides. Living on in syndication, as "HIMYM" will, it asks us to forget:
* That Barney and Robin, too, once seemed to belong together.
* That "the mother" was a person, not just a placeholder.
* That the kids, who would have been fairly young when their mother died, probably wouldn't have been tired of hearing about her (or so eager to push their father toward "Aunt Robin").
* That a show that began by trying to break out of a tired format ended with one of TV's oldest cliches: the conveniently dead sitcom mom.
"How I Met Your Mother" creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas have long known where this was going, arranging for the actors who play Ted's kids in 2030 to shoot their finale dialogue at the beginning of Season 2, before they could outgrow their roles.
And maybe the plan would have worked if the show had ended much earlier. But after a ninth season that centered on one weekend and on the wedding of Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) and Robin (Cobie Smulders)? That encouraged viewers to fall for Milioti's Tracy even before Ted did? It felt like the worst kind of manipulation to break up one couple and part another through death just so that Robin and Ted could fulfill what - back in 2005 - may have looked like destiny.
A clear endgame sounds so good. Who hasn't been burned by a show that set up a mystery whose solution its creators weren't themselves sure of?
But TV writers have to be willing to move beyond their original visions to find the truth in the worlds they've created, which aren't necessarily the worlds they set out to build.
Killing off Will Gardner made sense for "The Good Wife," not just because Charles was eager to move on from the show, but because the place he occupied in the life of the show's central character, Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies), threatened to grow tiresome. Most of all, it made sense because it was senseless. There is maybe no better showcase of character than how we cope with the things we can never control.
The show must (and will) go on, and we'll get to see the remaining characters of "The Good Wife" in a new light.
It's not the same for "How I Met Your Mother," which, like its often-abbreviated title, went on longer than it should have.
Maybe we worry more than we should about endings, as if the enjoyment of years could be canceled out by a single episode.
It can't. Or at least it shouldn't.
But while the writers, not the viewers, own their characters, any long-running show requires a commitment from both sides. Living on in syndication, as "HIMYM" will, it asks us to forget:
* That Barney and Robin, too, once seemed to belong together.
* That "the mother" was a person, not just a placeholder.
* That the kids, who would have been fairly young when their mother died, probably wouldn't have been tired of hearing about her (or so eager to push their father toward "Aunt Robin").
* That a show that began by trying to break out of a tired format ended with one of TV's oldest cliches: the conveniently dead sitcom mom.
But TV writers have to be willing to move beyond
The dead-mother scenario, which played out before more than 13 million viewers, the show's largest audience ever, wasn't as unexpected as Will's demise. Speculation that the mother was dead began before Cherry Hill's Cristin Milioti first appeared in the role last year and peaked in recent weeks as fans and critics parsed dialogue for foreshadowing.
"How I Met Your Mother" creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas have long known where this was going, arranging for the actors who play Ted's kids in 2030 to shoot their finale dialogue at the beginning of Season 2, before they could outgrow their roles.
And maybe the plan would have worked if the show had ended much earlier. But after a ninth season that centered on one weekend and on the wedding of Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) and Robin (Cobie Smulders)? That encouraged viewers to fall for Milioti's Tracy even before Ted did? It felt like the worst kind of manipulation to break up one couple and part another through death just so that Robin and Ted could fulfill what - back in 2005 - may have looked like destiny.
A clear endgame sounds so good. Who hasn't been burned by a show that set up a mystery whose solution its creators weren't themselves sure of?
But TV writers have to be willing to move beyond their original visions to find the truth in the worlds they've created, which aren't necessarily the worlds they set out to build.
Killing off Will Gardner made sense for "The Good Wife," not just because Charles was eager to move on from the show, but because the place he occupied in the life of the show's central character, Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies), threatened to grow tiresome. Most of all, it made sense because it was senseless. There is maybe no better showcase of character than how we cope with the things we can never control.
The show must (and will) go on, and we'll get to see the remaining characters of "The Good Wife" in a new light.
It's not the same for "How I Met Your Mother," which, like its often-abbreviated title, went on longer than it should have.
Maybe we worry more than we should about endings, as if the enjoyment of years could be canceled out by a single episode.
It can't. Or at least it shouldn't.
But while the writers, not the viewers, own their characters, any long-running show requires a commitment from both sides. Living on in syndication, as "HIMYM" will, it asks us to forget:
* That Barney and Robin, too, once seemed to belong together.
* That "the mother" was a person, not just a placeholder.
* That the kids, who would have been fairly young when their mother died, probably wouldn't have been tired of hearing about her (or so eager to push their father toward "Aunt Robin").
* That a show that began by trying to break out of a tired format ended with one of TV's oldest cliches: the conveniently dead sitcom mom.
"How I Met Your Mother" creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas have long known where this was going, arranging for the actors who play Ted's kids in 2030 to shoot their finale dialogue at the beginning of Season 2, before they could outgrow their roles.
And maybe the plan would have worked if the show had ended much earlier. But after a ninth season that centered on one weekend and on the wedding of Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) and Robin (Cobie Smulders)? That encouraged viewers to fall for Milioti's Tracy even before Ted did? It felt like the worst kind of manipulation to break up one couple and part another through death just so that Robin and Ted could fulfill what - back in 2005 - may have looked like destiny.
A clear endgame sounds so good. Who hasn't been burned by a show that set up a mystery whose solution its creators weren't themselves sure of?
But TV writers have to be willing to move beyond their original visions to find the truth in the worlds they've created, which aren't necessarily the worlds they set out to build.
Killing off Will Gardner made sense for "The Good Wife," not just because Charles was eager to move on from the show, but because the place he occupied in the life of the show's central character, Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies), threatened to grow tiresome. Most of all, it made sense because it was senseless. There is maybe no better showcase of character than how we cope with the things we can never control.
The show must (and will) go on, and we'll get to see the remaining characters of "The Good Wife" in a new light.
It's not the same for "How I Met Your Mother," which, like its often-abbreviated title, went on longer than it should have.
Maybe we worry more than we should about endings, as if the enjoyment of years could be canceled out by a single episode.
It can't. Or at least it shouldn't.
But while the writers, not the viewers, own their characters, any long-running show requires a commitment from both sides. Living on in syndication, as "HIMYM" will, it asks us to forget:
* That Barney and Robin, too, once seemed to belong together.
* That "the mother" was a person, not just a placeholder.
* That the kids, who would have been fairly young when their mother died, probably wouldn't have been tired of hearing about her (or so eager to push their father toward "Aunt Robin").
* That a show that began by trying to break out of a tired format ended with one of TV's oldest cliches: the conveniently dead sitcom mom.
The simplicity of the unmanned aircraft that crashed
The North Korean ‘Drone’ Is More Like a ‘Toy’
The simplicity of the unmanned aircraft that crashed on a South Korean island Monday highlights how antiquated much of North Korea's military equipment is, experts say.
The “drone” that crashed on a South Korean island on Monday was described by experts Wednesday as actually something that’s “toy-like,” “poorly designed,” and “antiquated.”
Seoul suspected that the unmanned aircraft was a spy drone from North Korea, Reuters reports. As the images of the wrecked drone began circulating on the Internet, several people noted that it looked more like the model airplanes of their childhood than an advanced drone.
“It is like a toy,” Kim Hyoung-joong, a cyber defense professor at Korea University in Seoul, told Reuters. “But for surveillance purposes, it doesn’t have to be a high-tech, top-notch military product like Predators or Global Hawk drones.
“This type of toy-like equipment can find a blind spot,” Hyoung-joong said.
The simplicity of the drone highlights how antiquated much of North Korea’s military equipment is, experts told NBC.
“Much of their military force is pretty decrepit, with a lot of World War II stuff,” said Dr. James Hoare of the Centre of Korean Studies at SOAS, University of London. “They put a lot of emphasis of their fighting spirit because they have not got much else.” swimwear clearance wholesale lingerie China
The simplicity of the unmanned aircraft that crashed on a South Korean island Monday highlights how antiquated much of North Korea's military equipment is, experts say.
The “drone” that crashed on a South Korean island on Monday was described by experts Wednesday as actually something that’s “toy-like,” “poorly designed,” and “antiquated.”
Seoul suspected that the unmanned aircraft was a spy drone from North Korea, Reuters reports. As the images of the wrecked drone began circulating on the Internet, several people noted that it looked more like the model airplanes of their childhood than an advanced drone.
“It is like a toy,” Kim Hyoung-joong, a cyber defense professor at Korea University in Seoul, told Reuters. “But for surveillance purposes, it doesn’t have to be a high-tech, top-notch military product like Predators or Global Hawk drones.
“This type of toy-like equipment can find a blind spot,” Hyoung-joong said.
The simplicity of the drone highlights how antiquated much of North Korea’s military equipment is, experts told NBC.
“Much of their military force is pretty decrepit, with a lot of World War II stuff,” said Dr. James Hoare of the Centre of Korean Studies at SOAS, University of London. “They put a lot of emphasis of their fighting spirit because they have not got much else.” swimwear clearance wholesale lingerie China
Death toll in Guinea's Ebola epidemic hits 84
Death toll in Guinea's Ebola epidemic hits 84
CONAKRY, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Guinea has registered 129 cases of the deadly Ebola virus out of which 84 people have so far died, a governmental source said.
Gueckedou prefecture remains the most affected with 79 cases out of which 54 people have died.
Conakry, the capital, has not been spared from the epidemic which has so far claimed four lives out of the 11 reported cases.
The head of the disease control unit, Sakoba Keita, said health authorities were in the process of "containing the epidemic," especially in the hard-hit areas in Guinea Forestiere region.
The government has equally intensified sensitization campaign to ensure the population observe the required hygiene measures such as washing hands with soap.
To contain the disease, authorities have further banned the sale and consumption of bush meat across the entire national territory.
Kissing off 'the Mother'
IT'S BEEN a rough few weeks for people who have trouble letting go of TV characters.
Killing off major players may be signature moves for shows like "The Walking Dead" or "Game of "Thrones," but fans of CBS' "The Good Wife" were shocked - justifiably - a couple of Sundays ago when Will Gardner (Josh Charles) was shot to death by his own client.
The keening had barely died down before the Monday finale of CBS' "How I Met Your Mother" revealed that the woman Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) has been waiting to meet for nine seasons had been dead six years before the show even began.
And you thought "Lost" played with people's heads.
More coverage
How I Met Your Mother ends on a ratings high
Pharrell Williams named as coach on 'The Voice'
Kissing 'Mother' goodbye (spoiler alert)
CONAKRY, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Guinea has registered 129 cases of the deadly Ebola virus out of which 84 people have so far died, a governmental source said.
Gueckedou prefecture remains the most affected with 79 cases out of which 54 people have died.
Conakry, the capital, has not been spared from the epidemic which has so far claimed four lives out of the 11 reported cases.
The head of the disease control unit, Sakoba Keita, said health authorities were in the process of "containing the epidemic," especially in the hard-hit areas in Guinea Forestiere region.
The government has equally intensified sensitization campaign to ensure the population observe the required hygiene measures such as washing hands with soap.
To contain the disease, authorities have further banned the sale and consumption of bush meat across the entire national territory.
Kissing off 'the Mother'
IT'S BEEN a rough few weeks for people who have trouble letting go of TV characters.
Killing off major players may be signature moves for shows like "The Walking Dead" or "Game of "Thrones," but fans of CBS' "The Good Wife" were shocked - justifiably - a couple of Sundays ago when Will Gardner (Josh Charles) was shot to death by his own client.
The keening had barely died down before the Monday finale of CBS' "How I Met Your Mother" revealed that the woman Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) has been waiting to meet for nine seasons had been dead six years before the show even began.
And you thought "Lost" played with people's heads.
More coverage
How I Met Your Mother ends on a ratings high
Pharrell Williams named as coach on 'The Voice'
Kissing 'Mother' goodbye (spoiler alert)
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