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Programming Note

If all is going well, I’m on route to a meeting, so blogging, weekly links, etc. might be light until Friday.

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The Top 52 Mad Biologist Posts (in Base 4, So It’s Not That Many)

Here are what you, dear readers, liked the best in 2012: 1. Something to Remember When You Hear the Heritage Foundation and Other Conservative Faith-Tanks Discuss Our Fiscal Crisis 2. The Economics PhD Job Market As a Reality-Distortion Field: STEM … Continue reading

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Jon Swift Memorial Roundup 2012

Those of you who are aware of all internet traditions will remember the late Jon Swift who wrote some devastating satire in his role as a “reasonable conservative.” His reviews of “Books I Have Not Read” is a classic. So … Continue reading

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Programming Note: We’re Going Wayback

One of this blog’s great tragedies was when Blogger EATED all my old posts. Well, my Wayback machine-fu has become much mightier, and I’ve been able to resurrect them. For those of you who follow my Twitter feed, you’ll see … Continue reading

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Program Announcement

I’m travelling. The blog, like the Mighty Mississippi, will keep rolling on, but I probably won’t respond to emails or comments very quickly.

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Top Ten Mad Biologist Posts for 2011

Actually, it’s the top ten since I opened the new digs in September. I will note that most of my traffic comes in through the front page, so thank you to the regular readers. Anyway, these were the top ten … Continue reading

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What Scientists Could Learn From “The Economics of Economics Blogging”

At VoxEU, Paolo Manasse asks the following about economics blogging: Why do many economists, especially in the US, devote a lot of time and effort to manage a blog (notable examples are Steve Levitt, Paul Krugman, Brad De Long, Greg … Continue reading

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Welcome and Programming Note

It seems this post about pox parties has drawn a lot of new people to the blog, including some new registrants. I’m usually a bit more involved in comments, as well as emailing people (I have always received a lot … Continue reading

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Serious Programming Note: We’ll Probably Be Moving

The odds are really, really good I won’t be here for much longer.
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Paul Krugman Is Very Shrill

As a fellow card-carrying member of the Ancient, Holy and High Hermeneutic Order of the Shrill, I mean that as a compliment.
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