Real Clever Science

My name is Ari Einbinder. This is the journal of my travels into the realm of science and science education.
Currently I'm interning at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC, and I'm also one of Tumblr's Science Section editors.

I discuss anything that fascinates me, but popular topics include evolution, transhumanism (e.g BCI), futurism, psychology, quantum computing, climate change, sustainability, genetic engineering and occasionally politics - to name a few.

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Mon Jan 30
Have you guys heard of the “Fairy Wasp” or “Fairy-Fly”? It’s smaller than some unicellular organisms! Apparently, one of the tricks of its tiny size is that it shed the nuclei from the vast majority of its neurons. All in all, pretty awesome. P.s. Note that “fairy fly” is a name for the family, not this particular species (sub-species?). Pps. Apparently it was also introduced to the US two years ago as a safe way to control for leafhoppers, a type of insect that can ruin crops. MNN report here.

Have you guys heard of the “Fairy Wasp” or “Fairy-Fly”? It’s smaller than some unicellular organisms!

Apparently, one of the tricks of its tiny size is that it shed the nuclei from the vast majority of its neurons.

All in all, pretty awesome.

P.s. Note that “fairy fly” is a name for the family, not this particular species (sub-species?).

Pps. Apparently it was also introduced to the US two years ago as a safe way to control for leafhoppers, a type of insect that can ruin crops. MNN report here.