Monthly Archives: April 2007

The Public Health Reasons for Monitoring Prescriptions

Posted on April 19, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the things that has been revealed by the VA Tech shooting is that the government keeps a database of prescription drug users. While I think the data should be de-identified (not linked to a specific individual), those data are critical for public health.
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Posted in Antibiotics, Bioinformatics, Civil Liberties, Drugs, Healthcare, Public Health | 7 Comments

Campus ‘Judicial’ Systems

Posted on April 18, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

At this point, it still seems unclear what happened at VA Tech, and like all tragedies, there probably would have been, in hindsight, many places where someone could have intervened and stopped the madness. One area that needs to be examined is the role of campus disciplinary systems.
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Posted in Education, Rape | 5 Comments

Im checkin ur stuff!!

Posted on April 18, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

The hilarious picture below accompanied a very interesting NY Times article about chimpanzee intelligence
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Posted in Humor | 4 Comments

If You Like Seals…

Posted on April 17, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

…you probably won’t like this video. But if you like sharks, you’ll love this video.
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Posted in Sharks | 9 Comments

Gun Control, College Students, and Magical Thinking

Posted on April 17, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Instapundit is arguing that, had the Virginia Tech students been armed, fewer students would have died. Even if this were correct, it ignores all of the other times students would have guns. Do you really think drunk college students should be carrying? That’s almost as stupid as invading the wrong f-cking country.
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Posted in Civil Liberties, Conservatives, Fucking Morons | 40 Comments

My Hook Nose Is Swelling With Pride

Posted on April 16, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Former Republican governor and presidential hopeful Tommy Thompson just entered the running for the Stupid Asshole of the Week. From his comments to the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism in Washington D.C….
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Posted in Fucking Morons, Jewish Stuff | 8 Comments

Merry Tax Day!

Posted on April 16, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

I found two good posts about taxes: one describes why we need them, and the other describes how much of your taxes go to pay for something you probably don’t even think about.
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Posted in Economics, Funding, Taxes, We're Really Fucked | 2 Comments

Some Sunday Links

Posted on April 15, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Happy day before Patriots’ Day. Tomorrow, I’ll be watching the Boston Marathon (I don’t really have a choice; it goes right past my building). Anyway, here’s some science and other links for you:
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Posted in Bloggity Blog | 3 Comments

Note to Barack Obama

Posted on April 14, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

You might do a little better if your campaign advisors don’t insult your own party’s base.
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Posted in Democrats, Fucking Morons | 4 Comments

Open Letter to My Representatives

Posted on April 14, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

After reading Mike Dunford’s letter to his representatives about the War in Iraq, I decided to write my own. Hopefully, it will have more influence than the other letters I’ve written…
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Posted in Funding, Iraq | 2 Comments