Monthly Archives: January 2010

How We Fund Scientific Research Causes the Scientist Glut

Posted on January 21, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

We need to fund more ‘educational sinks.’
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Posted in Education, Funding, Housing, NIH | 13 Comments

Thoughts on Coakley’s Loss from a MA Democrat

Posted on January 20, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

All the Guinness in the world won’t make this go away–Intelligent Designer knows I tried… Seriously, the rank-and-file matter. And healthcare isn’t a winner in MA–I’ve been telling you that for two years. Thanks progressive policy wonks!
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Posted in Bidness, Democrats, Economics, Fucking Morons, Healthcare, Progressives | 8 Comments

You Can Walk Away

Posted on January 20, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

While “home” has a strong romantic pull, ultimately we should remember that the contract is a business deal. And if it’s a bad deal, you have to coldly weigh if you should walk.
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Not All DHHS Funding Is Equal: Why Krugman Is Wrong About Gruber (No, You Can’t Have It All)

Posted on January 20, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

If you enter the political arena, you’re not going to remain pristine. That might well be worth it–and in Gruber’s case–given the opportunity to advocate policies he has supported, it probably was. But there’s a price.
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Tuesday Links

Posted on January 19, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Happy Traveling Tuesday! Links for you.
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Go Vote for Coakley

Posted on January 19, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Just to remind all my MA readers–there’s a Senate election today. Go vote for Martha Coakley.

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GEBA GEBA Hey!

Posted on January 19, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

An efficient way to discover new gene families.
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Posted in Genomics, Microbiology, Microbiome, Music | 1 Comment

Republican MA Senate Candidate Brown Smiled, Nodded as Supporter Suggested Brown Sodomize Coakley with a Curling Iron

Posted on January 18, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Go teabaggers, go!
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Why I Am Voting for Martha Coakley

Posted on January 18, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Brown is horrid–do we really need another ideologically crazed movement conservative blow-dried haircut? So vote Coakley, even if she did run a horrible campaign. And remember: Republicans don’t fund science very well either.
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Posted in Democrats, Funding, NIH, NSF, The War on Science, Voting | 7 Comments

MLK in Memphis: “Now is the time to make an adequate income a reality for all of God’s children”

Posted on January 18, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

With ten percent unemployment, and nearly eighteen percent underemployment–and much of the political establishment unconcerned about this–Martin Luther King’s passion for economic justice sadly is still relevant. What is forgotten about Kings–often willfully–is that he was an advocate for racial and economic justice.
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Posted in Basic Human Decency, Economics, Racism, Tolerance, Unions | 1 Comment