Monthly Archives: July 2012

Links 7/4/12

Posted on July 4, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Happy Fourth of July! Let’s celebrate with some links. Science: Five Real-World Facts About Electric Cars Fraud Detection Method Called Credible But Used Like an ‘Instrument of Medieval Torture’ Predicting the distribution of Sasquatch in western North America: anything goes … Continue reading →

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People Have to Like This Crap: Polling on Healthcare and the Supreme Court

Posted on July 4, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Outsourced to Charles Blow (boldface mine): A New York Times/CBS News poll released early this month found that 41 percent of Americans thought that the entire law should have been overturned, while 27 percent thought only the mandate should have … Continue reading →

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Links 7/3/12

Posted on July 3, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: It’s not the students; it’s the jobs It’s not Rocket Science – Follow the…Work/Life Balance!?! For A New DNA Sequencer, A Technical Fix May Have Come Too Late (it remains to be seen if Oxford Nanopore … Continue reading →

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Chevy

Posted on July 3, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the corner of Exeter and Newbury Streets: I like the blue headlights.

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The Long Term Local Budget Crisis: No Rebound in Sight

Posted on July 3, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Or as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke likes to call it, “fiscal consolidation.” Despite all of the money spent at the federal level in the U.S. (~$800 billion), this has largely been offset by cuts at the state and local level … Continue reading →

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Links 7/2/12

Posted on July 2, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Some amazing Malaysian beetles! (they really are) How government funding of science rewards U.S. taxpayers (behind the curve, but glad to see it; also, I’m not sure how he gets a two hour genome) Louisiana Set … Continue reading →

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Giving Money to the States: The Mad Biologist Is Still the Punditiest Pundit EVAH!

Posted on July 2, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

A recent Washington Post op-ed that has been making the rounds asks: Instead of more top-down stimulus with another emphasis on “shovel-ready” jobs or Washington pet projects, President Obama should appeal directly to the nation’s 50 governors by proposing a … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts Medicaid Will Only Cover Front Teeth, Not Back Teeth

Posted on July 2, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

No, I swear I’m not making this up (boldface mine): Funding to restore partial dental coverage for Massachusetts’ 800,000 Medicaid recipients was among provisions included in the budget proposal lawmakers submitted to Governor Deval Patrick on Thursday. The new coverage … Continue reading →

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Links 7/1/12

Posted on July 1, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: New flu gene found hiding in plain sight, and affects severity of infections Signaling Science: What Household Solutions Repel Ants? An antsy, ant-filled activity from Science Buddies (this is supposed to be for kids, but I … Continue reading →

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Will the Mad Biologist Make Way For Ducklings?

Posted on July 1, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Well, will he? (and the Boston Public Garden has some crazy ass squirrels, doesn’t it?): Crisis averted. By the way, the swans seem to have a lot less anti-duck hatred than in the past. Not sure what that’s about.

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