Monthly Archives: May 2011

The Faulty Premise of Value-Added Testing of Teachers

Posted on May 13, 2011 by mikethemadbiologist

Value-added testing and performance-based hiring and firing won’t fix our problems. Real educational reform that focuses on teaching will.
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Links 5/12/11

Posted on May 12, 2011 by mikethemadbiologist

Links fahr ya.
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Links 5/11/11

Posted on May 11, 2011 by mikethemadbiologist

Unnatural selection: Wily weeds outwit herbicides The Lazarus File First look at Ion Torrent data: De novo assembly Ion Torrent’s Data Quality Is Pretty Good (and Better Than Ion Claims) Other: Punished for Poll on New Mother Paper Tigers: What … Continue reading →

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You Know the Human Microbiome Has Made It Big When…

Posted on May 11, 2011 by mikethemadbiologist

…someone makes an animated cartoon about it.
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A Case for Increased Public Works Spending…

Posted on May 11, 2011 by mikethemadbiologist

…that’s pretty good, even if you’re not a wackaloon Chartalist like the Mad Biologist.
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Links 5/10/11

Posted on May 10, 2011 by mikethemadbiologist

Happy Tuesday! Links for you.
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When Business People Call for a Guaranteed Minimum Income…

Posted on May 10, 2011 by mikethemadbiologist

…you know things are getting weird. And that’s because our political system has transformed from a ‘checks and balances’ system to a ‘deflect responsibility’ system.
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Posted in Taxes, We're Really Fucked | 3 Comments