Monthly Archives: April 2012

Petals Over Pickney

Posted on April 9, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Pickney Street on Beacon Hill: Closer: Under the canopy:

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Are Deer the Reservoir for Shiga-Toxinogenic E. coli (STEC)?

Posted on April 9, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

THIS IS THE FACE OF THE ENEMY! (from here) A recent paper in Applied and Environment Microbiology describes the frequency of STEC–Shiga toxin producing E. coli–in wild animals. STEC can cause organ failure and death and are found throughout E. … Continue reading →

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Links 4/8/12

Posted on April 8, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Sociology professor draws Limbaugh’s ire: The conservative radio host and bloggers attack Kari Norgaard for her work on climate change (new twist on the usual denialist bullshit) The Perils and Pitfalls of Statistical Analysis Weasel Wednesday … Continue reading →

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MAN PANTS!

Posted on April 8, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts’ Figure/Fabric/Fantasy exhibit: This is a mockup of a Macy’s newspaper ad from 1971, which had the caption “Man pants: are you grown up enough to wear them?” Well, are ya?

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It’s Not Just Derbyshire: Charles Murray Can’t Answer the Question Either

Posted on April 8, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

While it’s good news that John Derbyshire lost his job at National Review Online for his disgusting racist screed, Freddie deBoer notes that Derbyshire’s arguments about IQ and race aren’t different from many of the ‘genetic conservatives’ (boldface mine): Some … Continue reading →

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Links 4/7/12

Posted on April 7, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Scientific American Declares Homeopathy Indispensable to Planet and Human Health (Dear Scientific American: What. The. Fuck) How Predictive are Genomes? Multidimensional coevolution, no oscillation overthruster required Scrapping… Industrial poultry about to get even crappier — literally … Continue reading →

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As Long As Women Have Been Getting Pregnant…

Posted on April 7, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

…they have been getting ‘unpregnant.’ From a recent Frank Bruni op-ed (boldface mine): He has thought a lot about how customs, laws and religion do and don’t jibe with women’s actions and autonomy. “In all centuries, through all history, women … Continue reading →

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Links 4/6/12

Posted on April 6, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: What Jon Bardin misses: the costs of graduate school (must-read) Shouldn’t We Be More Skeptical of the DeepChallenger Dive? Reforming Science: Methodological and Cultural Reforms How I prepare for an NSF review panel Other: KRUGMAN VERSUS … Continue reading →

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The U.S. Postal Service Is Fine, It’s Congress That’s Broken

Posted on April 6, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Amidst all of the other things that are FUBAR, you might have missed that the United States Postal Service (USPS) is running a $5 billion annual deficit, and over the last four years has accumulated $13 billion in debt. This … Continue reading →

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Get Ready For the War on Public Universities

Posted on April 6, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Sara Robinson is very good at predicting trends among the theocrats and batshitloonitarians, and I think she’s absolutely dead on target regarding this summer’s coming GOP attraction–the War on Public Universities (boldface mine): When conservatives seriously gather themselves to go … Continue reading →

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