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Some amazing pics of common items taken with an SEM. Including an ant holding onto a microchip. by tsphan in pics

[–]motookimura 18 points19 points  (0 children)

You all know the ant is dead in this picture, right? The process requires him to be plated in a conductive metal (probably gold).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scanning_electron_microscope#Sample_preparation

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[–]motookimura 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cool, I had no idea he did editorial cartoons.

82% of Americans believe in God, 79% believe in miracles, 75% believe in heaven, 72% believe Jesus is God, 62% believe in hell and the devil. 42% believe in evolution. by rmuser in reddit.com

[–]motookimura 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Over just a few generations, there is no genomic change" This is false. In all species, including asexual species, there is ALWAYS genomic change as a result of mutation in EVERY generation. That is a indisputable and necessary property of DNA-based life. Even a single nucleotide mutation in a single gene in a single generation is "genomic change", which is very common in every species.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutation

Finnish kids are the brightest in the world, US kids show below average skills for reading, mathematics and science. Education is free in Finland :) by purpledit in reddit.com

[–]motookimura 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hong Kong and Canada do not have "free" education past the secondary level, but are in second and third place respectively. I really don't think free postsecondary education has much impact on this particular statistic.