Monthly Archives: June 2012

Links 6/20/12

Posted on June 20, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Pheidole roosevelti Rethinking Antibody-Drug Conjugates Galápagos Monday: Lynn’s Tortoises Growing Up on Zoloft – Talking Drugs, Depression, and Identity With Katherine Sharpe As America Grows More Polarized, Conservatives Increasingly Reject Science and Rational Thought Other: What … Continue reading →

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This Probably Seemed Like a Good Idea A Week Ago (Make Way for Gravid Ducks)

Posted on June 20, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

About a month ago, I described how someone flattened part of the purple allium beds in Boston’s Public Garden. In their unflattened form, when in full bloom, they look like this: They started to fade and turn brown. Which I’m … Continue reading →

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So How Many People Can You Cram Into an MBTA Train?

Posted on June 20, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Recently, Northeastern University’s Dukakis Center released a report, Hub and Spoke: Core Transit Congestion And The Future Of Transit And Development In Greater Boston, describing the problems the MBTA, and the T (the subway), face. I’ll be writing about that … Continue reading →

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Links 6/19/12

Posted on June 19, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Officials suspect hospital worker in hepatitis outbreak: 20 N.H. patients infected, likely from tainted syringes (one more reason why we need to legalize needle exchange) Creationism is a marketing game The wonder of breasts: Our culture … Continue reading →

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Two Ironies of the UVA Presidential Firing

Posted on June 19, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

You might have heard about the recent firing of Teresa Sullivan, the president of the University of Virginia. It turns out that the firing was, in part, due to Sullivan’s unwillingness to eliminate certain departments, including classics and German: Besides … Continue reading →

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About That Whole Black Swan Thing…

Posted on June 19, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Sunday, I went to the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston to see the blossoming of the carrion flower. Because nothing is cooler than a five foot flower that smells like rotting meat and wilts after 48 hours. Unfortunately, it hadn’t … Continue reading →

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Links 6/18/12

Posted on June 18, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Merry Bunker Hill Day! This holiday is now celebrated with the time-honored tradition of free parking. Anyway, links for you. Science: More funding pattern data, this time from the NIAMS The crayola-fication of the world: How we gave colors names, … Continue reading →

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Getting Divorced After 115 Years

Posted on June 18, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Old Jewish joke: A couple, both in their late nineties, walks into the rabbi’s office and announces that they want to get divorced. Since they’ve been married longer than the rabbi has been alive, he’s a little shocked, so he … Continue reading →

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John McCain Wants You to Get Sick When You Eat Spinach

Posted on June 18, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

While I’m sure Senator McCain doesn’t see it that way, he has decided to beat up unsexy science grants contained in the farm bill. Number ten on his top-ten list of pork projects was this: Pigs! Pork! Get it? Hur … Continue reading →

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Links 6/17/12

Posted on June 17, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Bible thumping as a science experiment A well informed citizenry is the only true repository of the public will Colorado Wildfire: Our Scorching Future? How Not to Do Science Education Banning large sugar sweetened drinks is … Continue reading →

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