Monthly Archives: December 2008

CNN’s Meterologist Doesn’t Think Global Warming Is Due to Human Activity

Posted on December 23, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

It’s like choosing creationist Rick Warren your life sciences correspondent.
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Posted in Fucking Morons, Global Warming, The War on Science | 20 Comments

One Addition to Obama’s Science Team That Will Be Good for Biological Research

Posted on December 22, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Eric Lander will be a very good friend of ‘pure science.’
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Posted in Genomics | 9 Comments

The De Facto Flat Tax

Posted on December 22, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

The flat tax argument presumes that the wealthy actually pay considerably more of their income in tax than the non-wealthy. They don’t
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Posted in Taxes | 6 Comments

What Would Happen If the Mad Biologist Were to Use His Superpowers for Evil

Posted on December 21, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Over at What’s New in Life Science Research, I discuss different ways of being a bioterrorist. Comments are off here, go comment over there.

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Eigenfactor and Carl Bergstrom Feature in Seed

Posted on December 19, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Carl Bergstrom, the driving force behind the Eigenfactor metric for measuring publication use, is written up in Seed magazine.
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Human Population Genetics for Creationist Idiots: The Rick Warren Edition

Posted on December 18, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

More cutting edge creationist ‘science.’
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Posted in Creationism, Fucking Morons, The War on Science, Tolerance | 21 Comments

Regarding Rick Warren, This Whom the Obama Administration is ‘Reaching Out to’

Posted on December 18, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Decent people don’t ‘include’ haters; you don’t reach out to them. You shun them.
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Posted in Basic Human Decency, Conservatives, Tolerance | 11 Comments

The War on Christmas: Who Is Leading?

Posted on December 17, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Conservative elites are following, not leading the charge.
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Posted in Conservatives, Religion, Tolerance | 8 Comments

Jan Kemp, Reformer of College Athletics and Education, Dead at 59

Posted on December 16, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

An educator who fought against student exploitation.
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Posted in Basic Human Decency, Condolences, Education | 3 Comments

Understatement Can Be Creepy

Posted on December 15, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

The creepy and the sad.
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Posted in Condolences | 3 Comments