Monthly Archives: November 2012

Links 11/20/12

Posted on November 20, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: City Birds Adapt to a New Enemy: Cats How much sequencing is needed for…? The archaeologist, James Fallows, and Neandertals At ASHG, Oxford Nanopore Execs Talk Non-Stop but Say Little (I’m not surprised) The Most Spectacular … Continue reading →

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Rubio Joins Jindal in Embracing Ignorance

Posted on November 20, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida recently uttered this: GQ: How old do you think the Earth is? Marco Rubio: I’m not a scientist, man. I can tell you what recorded history says, I can tell you what the Bible … Continue reading →

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Educational Disparity: It’s the Summer Slide

Posted on November 20, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

The National Summer Learning Association recently released a short synopsis of some research from 2007, showing that poorly performing students fall further behind because they lose ground during the summer break, not during the school year (pdf): Professor Karl Alexander: … Continue reading →

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Links 11/19/12

Posted on November 19, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How do we decide whether crowd-sourced projects are worth funding? Miseq 2×250 – Does Length Really Matter? Improving Public Access to Research Results The Pseudoscience of Chronic Lyme This is not an ant A small raiding … Continue reading →

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A Ferris Wheel of Yumminess?

Posted on November 19, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at Sweet, Back Bay, Boston: By the way, if you view cupcakes as a frosting delivery mechanism, Sweet is definitely the way to go, as opposed to all of the other fucking cupcake stores.

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The Fragility of Scientific Infrastructure: The MLST Edition

Posted on November 19, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

In the aftermath of Hurricane (Tropical Storm?*) Sandy, NYU and other New York area institutions suffered significant damage to their research collections, including unique animal strains, highlighting the fragility of much of our scientific infrastructure. While popular treatments of science, … Continue reading →

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Links 11/18/12

Posted on November 18, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Scientists Hope Obama Continues Support for Basic Research Statistics win in US election (the interesting point is about state-state correlation) Why Are Physics Classes Full of Old Stuff? Belly Button Biodiversity 2.0 Fiscal Cliff Threatens Research … Continue reading →

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Sabbath Rest For the MBTA

Posted on November 18, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at Cabot Yard, South Boston:

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How to Do a Grand Bargain, Real Democrat Style

Posted on November 18, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

With the Grand Bargain silly season upon us, most celebrity pundits, along with too many Democrats are talking about what cuts to make. Never mind that this is a completely artificial ‘crisis’, unlike, let’s say, a wall of water from … Continue reading →

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