Monthly Archives: November 2009

Don’t Know Much About Palintology

Posted on November 21, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Of course Palinists can imagine Sarah Palin talking about economics with the Chinese government.
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Posted in Creationism, Fucking Morons | 11 Comments

Friday Links

Posted on November 20, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Happy Friday. Lotsa links for your weekend.
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The Republican Establishment Is Absolutely Nuts

Posted on November 20, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

“Prepare for war?” So says a Republican county party committee.
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Posted in Conservatives, Fucking Morons | 34 Comments

Misinterpreting the Solution to the Manure Crisis and the Global Warming Problem…

Posted on November 20, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

…and how Levitt and Dubner fail to see that the Manure problem was not ‘solved’, only turned into a new problem that will also require wrenching change.
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Posted in Energy, Environment | 5 Comments

Framing the Not-So-Obvious Answer, Stimulus, Theopolitical Conservatism, and the Power of Empowered Stupidity

Posted on November 19, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

The rampant stupidity of an idea is meaningless to the Potomac Mandarins: what matters is the power possessed by the person espousing that idea.
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Posted in Conservatives, Democrats, Economics, Framing | 2 Comments

Wednesday Links

Posted on November 18, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Halfway through the week. Some links for you.
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When Woo-ism Meets Cancer Prevention

Posted on November 18, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

“A spiritual element” isn’t going to halve the probability of breast cancer.
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Posted in Cancer, Healthcare, Public Health | 5 Comments

What Is the Heritability of Being an A–hole?

Posted on November 17, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Granted, being an asshole isn’t a very precise trait, but why is this question never asked? Perhaps, with early intervention, Charles Murray might not have become an asshole.
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Posted in Genetics, IQ, WhatEVAH! | 37 Comments

Stupak-Mills and the Economics of Anti-Abortionism

Posted on November 16, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Stupak-Mills is protectionism for a sectarian business model.
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Posted in Blastocyst Liberation, Civil Liberties, Healthcare | 5 Comments

Underwater Kites and Electricity

Posted on November 15, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Putting the wind turbines underwater.
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Posted in Energy, Environment | 5 Comments