Monthly Archives: November 2008

Gromia sphaerica: It’s a Cool…Macrobe?

Posted on November 22, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

What do you call a single cell that is larger than a frog?
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Posted in Aliens! I Seen 'Em!, Amoeba, Microbiology | 7 Comments

Political Controversy and Research

Posted on November 21, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Regardless of how an Obama administration will turn out, at least science policy won’t be dictated by the “oogedy-boogedy” wing of the Republican Party.
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Posted in The War on Science | 1 Comment

The Net Neutrality Canard: A New Corporate Conservative Wedge

Posted on November 20, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

The ersatz Fairness Doctrine debate is designed to sink net neutrality.
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Posted in Internet | 8 Comments

The Fourth, Unnamed Horseman of the Apocalypse That Is the GM Bailout

Posted on November 19, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Or, as Pogo put it, us.
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Posted in Automobiles, Bidness, Economics, Fucking Morons | 7 Comments

Why the “Center-Right” Debate Is Maddening: It’s the Lack of Statistics, Stupid

Posted on November 18, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

We need a good analysis of the data.
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Posted in Statistics | 15 Comments

Are We Talking About the Same Democrats?

Posted on November 17, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Apparently, Al-Queda is quite…concerned about having Democrats in power.
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Posted in Democrats, Terrorism, WhatEVAH! | 6 Comments

The Irrationality of the Health Insurance Market

Posted on November 17, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Quality of care, it seems, doesn’t affect insurance reimbursement rates. But private insurance is needed to maintain quality of care. Or something.
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Posted in Healthcare | 8 Comments