Monthly Archives: April 2012

Links 4/16/12

Posted on April 16, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Bee Colony Collapse Mystery Isn’t Quite Solved Yet Life Discovered On Mars, Researchers Claim Mars Viking Robots ‘Found Life’ MEASLES: A dangerous illness On the making of a girl nerd (very interesting) NASA Climate Change … Continue reading →

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The Boston Marathon: You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby

Posted on April 16, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

(from here) Today, as you read this, over 11,000 women will be running the Boston Marathon. Here’s what happened in 1967, when Trish Charles, the first woman to enter the Boston marathon, ran: In 1967, Kathrine Switzer was the first … Continue reading →

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The Failure of ‘Internet Democrats’ and the Mad Biologist’s Pentultimate Political Theorem

Posted on April 16, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Which for those of you who don’t know is “People have to like this crap.” Matt Stoller lists several reasons why the progressive internet-based groups like MoveOn have failed so miserably in getting candidates elected (boldface mine): Two, the internet … Continue reading →

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Links 4/15/12

Posted on April 15, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Black mathematicians: the kind of problems they wish didn’t need solving. John Derbyshire pointed out that no black mathematician had ever won the Fields medal. There are a few reasons for that HuffPo science editor asks … Continue reading →

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Let’s Go For a Walk

Posted on April 15, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Orang-utan style: (shot at the National Zoo)

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Why Do Markets Never Seem to Apply to Labor?

Posted on April 15, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

The next time you hear someone talk about the genius of small business, you might want to remind them of these captains of industry. Every so often, there’s a story about how hard it is to hire people. But, in … Continue reading →

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Links 4/14/12

Posted on April 14, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Computing Trend that Will Change Everything Whooping cough outbreak in Boulder Maybe we can have a better press corp! (on science reporting) Mind-controlling virus forces parasitic wasp to put all its eggs in one basket … Continue reading →

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Road Rage in the City

Posted on April 14, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

From the urban hellhole known as Back Bay, March 1 (as reported by The Boston Courant): On Thursday, March 1 at 1:48 pm , District 4 officers responded to a reprot of an assault and battery in the first block … Continue reading →

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Links 4/13/12

Posted on April 13, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Red meat & mortality & the usual bad science How small is Wasmannia auropunctata, the little fire ant? Waste not, want not? Poultry “feather meal” as another source of antibiotics in feed Horrific statistical BS from … Continue reading →

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The War on Social Security: How the Rich Warp the Political System (It’s Blackrock, Stupid)

Posted on April 13, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

John Cole asks a good question about the opposition to Social Security: Why our elites and media elites have such sheer contempt and hatred for social security. It’s there for everyone! It’s a solid government program which gives everyone the … Continue reading →

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