Monthly Archives: November 2012

The Propaganda of Sacrifice

Posted on November 24, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Over the last few years, it has become fashionable for neo-liberals to blather on about ‘shared sacrifice’: the rich will have to pay a bit more in taxes, while the middle class and the impoverished will face cuts they simply … Continue reading →

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Links 11/23/12

Posted on November 23, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How Drug Company Money is Undermining Science (must-read) The Alien Invasion is Complete, Resistance is Futile: European Starlings A Remarkable Convergence of Species: The Deadliest Sea Snake The “success” of NCCAM grants on homeopathy Riding the … Continue reading →

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Roundup Before the Break

Posted on November 23, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ll be away for a bit, celebrating the Sacred Day of Turkey. Here’s some random tidbits: •a tragicomic article on how we screwed up in Iraq early on, and why we should have listened to Garner, not Rumsfeld •two evolution-related … Continue reading →

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View From the South

Posted on November 23, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Of Boston, that is:

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Something to Remember When You Hear the Heritage Foundation and Other Conservative Faith-Tanks Discuss Our Fiscal Crisis

Posted on November 23, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Recently, I wrote a brief reminder about how pundits who can’t even understand the basic arithmetic of electoral horse race reporting (that is, polling) have no business opining about more complex things like federal budgets and tax policy. Well, let’s … Continue reading →

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Links 11/22/12

Posted on November 22, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Gut Yontif! Links for you. Science: “New” species gather dust on museum shelves for 21 years before being described Attack of the Mutant Pupfish Bees sleeping… (and dreaming?) How do genomics companies make money? NIH Director Calls Off NIDA-NIAAA Merger … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Know What the Thanksgiving Equivalent of Yuletide Cheer Is…

Posted on November 22, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

..but this garden display in Back Bay, Boston HAZ IT!: (Commonwealth Avenue)

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A Way to Keep Social Security ‘Solvent’

Posted on November 22, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

While the government could, at any time, decide to deficit spend to maintain full Social Security benefits in roughly twenty-five years, if CBO estimates are to believed (and they should be taken with a boulder of salt), Social Security will … Continue reading →

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Links 11/21/12

Posted on November 21, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A tight link between orthologs and bidirectional best hits in bacterial and archaeal genomes The evil germy pacifier story is getting out of hand – w/ Dr. Glass misleading the charge Ticked Off About a Growing … Continue reading →

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Cabot Yard in Repose

Posted on November 21, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed in South Boston:

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