Monthly Archives: February 2008

Evangelicals, Evolution, and Kristof

Posted on February 11, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Kristof doesn’t get it about most evangelicals and evolution.
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Posted in Conservatives, Creationism, Evolution, Religion, The War on Science, Tolerance | 10 Comments

What Is a Disease?

Posted on February 11, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

So our Benevolent Seed Overlords pose the question “What is a disease?” This question merely proves that longer questions are usually easier to answer than shorter ones.
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Posted in Uncategorized | 6 Comments

Israel Has Won

Posted on February 11, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the problems I have with the U.S.’s self-appointed Jewish leadership is that too many of them appear to believe that Israel will be annihilated at any moment. In today’s NY Times, Daniel Gavron puts that fear in proper context.
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Posted in Jewish Stuff, Middle East | 5 Comments

The Mad Biologist’s Rule of Base Ten Numbers and Abstinence-Only AIDS Non-Prevention Programs

Posted on February 11, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Certain numbers should always make you suspicious.
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Posted in Education, Funding, Mathematics, The War on Science | 3 Comments

Why Former Nazis Shouldn’t Be Popes

Posted on February 10, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Welcome to the true face of theological conservatism.
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Posted in Jewish Stuff, Religion, Tolerance | 16 Comments

Beijing Olympics: Don’t Breathe the Air, or Eat the Food?

Posted on February 10, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

There’s a good chance that the air during the Beijing Olympics in 2008 will be harmful to the athletes. Now they also can’t eat the food.
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Posted in Agriculture, Public Health | 6 Comments

Tornado Victims Need Your Help

Posted on February 9, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

If you can afford it, please consider kicking in a few dollars to help the tornado victims.
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More on the Politics of Healthcare Mandates

Posted on February 9, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Apparently, I’m not the only one who thinks mandating the purchase of private health insurance is a political train wreck.
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Posted in Healthcare | 4 Comments

Ten Myths About the Canadian Healthcare System

Posted on February 8, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Sara Robinson, who has lived in both the U.S. and Canada, explodes the myths about the Canadian healthcare system.
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Posted in Healthcare | 8 Comments

New Feature: Irregular ID Legislative Roundup

Posted on February 8, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

There’s quite a few infectious disease-related legislative proposals floating around Congress, so I’m going to start previewing them. I’ll start with an easy one: H.R. 766, which calls for a National Infection Prevention Week.
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Posted in Legislation, Microbiology, Public Health | 3 Comments