Monthly Archives: July 2007

Enough With the E. coli Conservatism Line

Posted on July 19, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

E. coli is harmless (most of the time). Conservatives aren’t.
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Posted in Conservatives, E. coli, Humor, Microbiology | 3 Comments

Algal Blooms and Goosesh-t Parkthe Esplanade

Posted on July 19, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

The Boston Globe reports that the Charles River swim race might be canceled because of cyanobacterial blooms. Again. I blame the geese. Seriously.
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Posted in Algae, Ecology, Environment, Microbiology | 7 Comments

So How Do We Stop Bad Reporting?

Posted on July 19, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

I realize reporters are human, but campaign reporters seem to be particularly unprofessional.
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Posted in News Media, Pig Screwer | 9 Comments

Cheesesteak Politics

Posted on July 19, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

It’s bad enough when the mainstream media engages in ersatz psychology and semiotics. It’s even worse when this pseudoanalysis has a bias. I’m beginning to think that the average political reporter is simply unable to process anything that is conceptually more difficult than condiments.
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Posted in Democrats, Fucking Morons, News Media, Progressives, Propaganda, You're Having a Bad Hair Life | 4 Comments

Two Important Posts About Iraq

Posted on July 18, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

driftglass points out an obvious–although previously unnoticed–problem with the neocon claims that there’s is no civil war in Iraq. John Aravosis answers the question “Has al-Queda won?”
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Posted in Conservatives, Iraq, Middle East | 1 Comment

Majikthise Is Back

Posted on July 18, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Be a mensch: stop by, and wish Lindsay Beyerstein of Majikthise well.
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CTX-M-15 ESBLs: They’re Loose

Posted on July 18, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Well, that title has more obscure jargon than a bad Tom Clancy novel. But it has to do with antibiotic resistance. It’s not good news.
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Posted in Antibiotics, Evolution, Microbiology, MRSA, Public Health, We're Really Fucked | 2 Comments

Hilzoy on the Laffer Curve

Posted on July 17, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Hilzoy brilliantly skewers the idiotic Wall Street Journal piece that ‘supported’ the Laffer curve.
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Rob Knop Is Leaving Academia…

Posted on July 17, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

…good for him.
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Tuesday Botrylloid Ascidian Blogging

Posted on July 17, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Inspired by Quixote’s excellent post about ascidians–my firstest study organism EVAH–I’ve decided to delve into the archives and repost something of my own about ascidians.
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Posted in Ascidians, Ecology, Evolution | 5 Comments