Monthly Archives: July 2009

Boston in the 1920s: Conservative

An aerial view of Boston in the 1920s
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Saturday Sermon: The Politics of Hopelessness

Hope without results isn’t much hope at all.
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Posted in Democrats, Healthcare | 3 Comments

Friday Links

Here are some links for you.
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Some Polling Data About Science Funding

I suppose the good news is science funding is middle of the pack. And I suppose the bad news is science funding is middle of the pack.
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Some Nerdy Genomics Humor: Sequencing Unicornos

Sequencing…what?!?
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Posted in Genomics, Humor | 2 Comments

The Gates Arrest: The Police As an Occupying Forceā€

The real shocker is that this treatment happened to a ‘respectable’ person in a ‘good’ neighborhood.
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Posted in Civil Liberties | 24 Comments

Wednesday Links

Now that we’re unborked, here are some links for you.
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So, What Should Scientists Communicate?

I wish Mooney and Kirshenbaum had spent more time dwelling on this, because, as I noted, how one communicates–and they have some good suggestions regarding the how–can’t be separated from the what, particularly when the ‘what’ is science, whatever that might be.
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Posted in Framing | 2 Comments

Egg Donation, Stem Cell Research, and Lady Bits

The ethics and ickiness of egg donation.
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Posted in Lady Bits, Stem Cells | 6 Comments

Did I Mention That The Boston Globe Was a Joke?

I know the demise of a free press is bad, but why should I worry about this particular free press?
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Posted in Boston, Creationism, Fucking Morons, News Media | 4 Comments