Monthly Archives: April 2012

Links 4/5/12

Posted on April 5, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Why all our kids should be taught how to code (this isn’t the usual ‘critical thinking skills’ pablum) FDA ‘Wrong’ Not To Ban BPA, Health Advocates Say (either Obama cynically doesn’t give a shit or he … Continue reading →

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Petals in a Basket

Posted on April 5, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on Commonwealth Avenue:

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This Is Arguably the Most Disgusting Failure of Metric-Driven Education ‘Reform’: The Triumph of the Assholes

Posted on April 5, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Michael Winerip has a great article about Bushwick Community High School, a transfer school–essentially the last stop for failing students. And by failing, I mean students who, at the age of seventeen or eighteen, have only accumulated ten out of … Continue reading →

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Links 4/4/12

Posted on April 4, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: De novo genome assembly: what every biologist should know (must-read; accesible to non-biologists) Does Foodborne Illness Trigger Lifelong Health Problems? (I think there might be some correlation issues, but it’s still a concern) Regressive taxation schemes … Continue reading →

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Some Republican Congressional Staffers Have Very Interesting ‘Hobbies’

Posted on April 4, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

And I don’t mean when they make sexytime! You might have heard about the recent idiotic attempt by a Breitbart-wannabee right wing provocateur, John M. Howting, who attempted to go undercover and find incriminating evidence against affiliates of the Industrial … Continue reading →

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How the DCCC Aggressively Opposes Progressive and Liberal Democrats

Posted on April 4, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (‘DCCC’), which raises funds to support Democratic House campaigns, historically has been one of the problems facing rank-and-file Democrats. They have a long history of supporting corporate and Blue Dog Democratic candidates, who, once elected, … Continue reading →

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Links 4/3/12

Posted on April 3, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The horizontal PDF and other suggestions re:papers Overselling the microbiome award: Scientists look to mummies for obesity cure Automated Science, Deep Data, and the Paradox of Information Other: Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad National Debt? … Continue reading →

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A Weird Little Cloud

Posted on April 3, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

I saw this little fella on Arlington Street looking towards the Charles River:

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Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: The Co-opted Sierra Club Edition

Posted on April 3, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Author and environmentalist Sandra Steingraber explains her decision to ‘break up’ with the Sierra Club (boldface mine): But more than a month has past since your executive director, Michael Brune, admitted in Time magazine that the Sierra Club had, between … Continue reading →

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Links 4/2/12

Posted on April 2, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Wellcome Trust gets tough on open access A Puzzler on Statistical Risk and Fundamental Uncertainty What’s wrong with economic models? Public health vs. the mosquito: Pushing back against dengue Other: Teacher Quality Is Not A Policy … Continue reading →

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