Monthly Archives: March 2009

Kristof on MRSA: Good, but There’s Better Evidence

Posted on March 16, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

I’m glad Kristof raised the issue, but the reflexive conservative denialists will attack the column, when he could have provided much stronger evidence.
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Posted in Agriculture, Antibiotics, Microbiology, MRSA | 3 Comments

AIG Bonuses: Why Incompetent Pseudo-Nationalization Is Worst Policy

Posted on March 15, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

The AIG executive responsible for a huge portion of the mess are getting bonuses.
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Posted in Bidness, Big Shitpile, Fucking Morons | 10 Comments

The Question Raised by the Defense of George Will: What’s the Business Model?

Posted on March 15, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

What is the best way for a newspaper to be profitable?
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Posted in Global Warming, News Media, The War on Science | 10 Comments

Organic Cigarettes?

Posted on March 14, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

I think the label organic has jumped the shark….
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Posted in Public Health, WhatEVAH! | 45 Comments

Some Friday Links

Posted on March 13, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Here’s some good reading for you to start your weekend.
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It Sounds a Lot Like Creationism to Me

Posted on March 13, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

How is Republican economics any different than the Creation Museum?
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Posted in Conservatives, Creationism | 9 Comments

Center for American Progress’ Poll: So Close and Yet So…

Posted on March 12, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

….AARRGGHH!!! There’s been a disconnect between how people answer specific questions and gross ideological identification. This study, while providing some suggestive tables and figures, really could have gone to town on the statistics, and didn’t.
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Posted in Statistics | 14 Comments