... (Harry Nilsson fans, especially those who know The Point!, will catch the reference): Why are the bees disappearing? (Via Instapundit.)
Money quote: "... it's never a good idea to trust what the media are telling you. At least once in the present case the media got something completely wrong and created a huge mess: The story about cell phones was basically a misrepresentation of what one pair of reporters wrote about a study that they misinterpreted. In a nutshell, the original research didn't involve cell phones, and the researchers never said their research was related to honey bee colony die-offs. Even details like the alleged Einstein quote are dubious. No one has yet found proof that Einstein said anything about bees dying off – the earliest documented appearance of the 'quote' is 1994 and, yes, Albert was dead at the time."
By the way, I am a longtime Nilsson fan. I even have in my possession a letter from Harry.
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