Monthly Archives: December 2008

What Caused the 2005-2006 Housing Bubble?

Posted on December 31, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

In the metro areas that had huge crashes (greater than twenty percent of the maximal value), there was a huge spike in home prices from 2005-2006, while, in metro areas that haven’t crashed, there was no 2005-2006 spike. Huh?
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Posted in Big Shitpile, Economics, Housing | 9 Comments

Jon Swift’s Best Blog Posts of 2008…

Posted on December 30, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

nominated by bloggers themselves.
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Posted in Bloggity Blog | 7 Comments

Driftglass on the Age of Bush and…

Posted on December 29, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

We need to remember precisely whose fault the last eight years have been–and that includes the enablers like Sullivan.
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Posted in Conservatives | 4 Comments

The Mad Biologist’s Guide to Blogging

Posted on December 29, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Does the Mad Biologist follow the advice given by big-time bloggers?
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Posted in Bloggity Blog | 12 Comments

The Great Divide in the U.S.: Those Who Can ‘Do Over’ and Those Who Can’t

Posted on December 28, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

You can’t always have it all (which sadly is news to some).
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Posted in Ethics | 9 Comments

The Death of Monetary Policy and the Need for Less Income Inequality

Posted on December 27, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

At its core, the financial crisis is a wage crisis, not a monetary one.
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Posted in Economics | 7 Comments

Nice Conflict of Interest You Got There: The Laura Tyson Edition

Posted on December 26, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

On being a Berkeley professor versus a paid board member of Morgan Stanley.
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Posted in Bidness, Big Shitpile, Ethics, Experts | 12 Comments

Nice Rebuttal of Pop Evolutionary Psychology

Posted on December 25, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Four pretty good reasons.
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Posted in Evolution | 3 Comments

Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Gut Yontif.
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Posted in Gut Yontif | 8 Comments

Can Anyone Tell Me What Was Wrong With ERV’s Original Post?

Posted on December 24, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Lost in the entire kerfuffle over whether or not science journalists are wackaloon idiot f-cknozzles is the question of why Johnson was bashing ERV in the first place. ERV was right.
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Posted in Bloggity Blog, News Media | 10 Comments