Monthly Archives: May 2012

Links 5/21/12

Posted on May 21, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: La Sierra University: We want our scientists to make us look good, not teach our students science We’re Using More of the Few Antibiotics Left Why Aren’t Cities Littered With Dead Pigeons? Stop the Tarbosaurus Auction! … Continue reading →

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Man Who Buys $4 Million House Urges ‘Self-Restraint’

Posted on May 21, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

I realize reading David Brooks for anything but the pictures is foolish (and since there are no pictures in his columns, that means you shouldn’t be reading him), but he has recently outdone himself. Arguing that a social safety net … Continue reading →

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Many College Graduates Have Always Been ‘Malemployed’

Posted on May 21, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

It never seems to occur to our betters that the inability of humanities graduates to find jobs has a lot to do with the basic problem that there aren’t any fucking jobs (go figure). Furthermore, most humanities majors never went … Continue reading →

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Links 5/20/12

Posted on May 20, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A Mathematical Challenge to Obesity Hidden Epidemic: 
Tapeworms Living Inside People’s Brains Economic Behavior: The Effects of Individual Genetic Variants are Tiny Mothers, Farmers And Chefs Against Antibiotic Mis-Use Other: Cap vs. Mitt (must-read) Why Do … Continue reading →

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The Default Setting for Our Political Press Corps(e) Is Stupid: The Matt Miller Edition

Posted on May 20, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Economist Dean Baker recalls a discussion about Social Security and cost-of-living increases with The Washington Post’s Matt Miller (boldface mine): I will always have fond memories of Matt Miller as the one person who left me completely speechless in a … Continue reading →

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Students Won’t Perform Well If They’re Not in Class

Posted on May 20, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ve noted before that, after poverty, the second most important factor in student performance is student absenteeism (what used to be called truancy). You can’t blame teachers (or their unions) if the students aren’t attending regularly. A recent NY Times … Continue reading →

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Links 5/19/12

Posted on May 19, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Explore the Human Microbiome [Interactive] The Coming Beepocalypse In Praise of the Lowly Dandelion The Dangerous Superbugs Hiding in Your Dinner Visualizing a genome in disarray Other: Very, Very, Very White Man’s Burden (must-read) Ten Things … Continue reading →

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Wash Your Damn Hands: The SARS Outbreak Edition

Posted on May 19, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

There’s an interesting interview with virologist Ian Lipkin which, in part, discusses his experience an advisor to the Chinese government (boldface mine): What happened when you arrived?
 Chen Zhu, now China’s minister of health, was waiting at the airport with … Continue reading →

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Links 5/18/12

Posted on May 18, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Giant Black Hole Shreds and Swallows Helpless Star The Pill for HIV: No, really, this is a bad idea Wild Elephants gather inexplicably, mourn death of “Elephant Whisperer” (this is most likely coincidence, but still neato) … Continue reading →

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Because What Back Bay Really Needs Is Another Fucking Cupcake Store

Posted on May 18, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on Newbury Street between Berkeley and Clarendon in Back Bay, Boston: There are already two Sweet cupcake stores in Back Bay, along with two ‘food’–that is, cupcakes–trucks that show up five days every week. Just in case you can’t … Continue reading →

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