Monthly Archives: April 2009

Geithner and Too Big to Fail

Posted on April 18, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Why should there be economies of scale for banks and investment firms?
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Posted in Big Shitpile, Economics | 3 Comments

Salmonella Poisoning Is Rampant

Posted on April 17, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

In 2008, roughly 48,600 people had food associated Salmonella infections. And that’s an underestimate.
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Posted in Agriculture, Food, Microbiology, Salmonella | 17 Comments

What Level of Proof Does the Ag Lobby Want for MRSA?

Posted on April 16, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

How would the ag lobby define ‘definitive evidence’?
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Posted in Agriculture, Antibiotics, MRSA | 5 Comments

Programming Note

Posted on April 15, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

I’m back from vacation, so normalcy (and the occasional response) will resume tomorrow.
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Posted in Bloggity Blog | 1 Comment

The Post-Twitter Communication System

Posted on April 15, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Welcome to the Whisper Jar.
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Framing, Evolution, and Power

Posted on April 14, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Once again, the science framing wars have flared up. While we’re arguing over framing evolution, the right is using government tax dollars to train cadres through all sorts of faith-based programs. We need less framing and more lobbying.
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Posted in Conservatives, Creationism, Evolution, Framing, Progressives, The War on Science | Comments Off on Framing, Evolution, and Power

Summers’ Sleaziness Still Surprises

Posted on April 13, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Moonlighting at a hedge fund–while Harvard’s president.
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Posted in Bidness, Fucking Royals | 2 Comments

Twitter Thoughts

Posted on April 13, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Twitter: a good blog aggregator. What else do you think you can do with it?
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Posted in Internet, TWEET!!! | 5 Comments

Organized Crime and the Case for the Legalization of Pot

Posted on April 12, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

The legalization of marijuana: it will undermine (although not eliminate) some real scumbags, both here and abroad.
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Posted in Bidness, Drugs, The Rule of Law | 6 Comments

The Fundamentals of the Housing Crisis Were Not Complicated

Posted on April 12, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

The basic problem was clear as day. And traffic lights…?
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Posted in Big Shitpile, Economics, Housing | 3 Comments